Helly's theorem

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the convex-geometry subtree

Helly 1923: if every d+1 of a finite collection of convex sets in ℝ^d have common point, all do. Color/fractional/topological Helly extensions. Used in computational geometry, voting theory, LP duality.

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