Best Partial Covering of a Convex Domain by Congruent Circles of a Given Total Area

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  • Gábor Fejes Tóth
چکیده

Generalizing results of L. Fejes Tóth [3], [5], we prove the following theorem. Let R be a convex domain of area |R| and let S be a finite family of at least two congruent circles of total area t . Then for the area |F | of the part of R covered by the circles of S, the inequality |F | < t f (|R|/t) holds, where f (x) is the area of the intersection of a circle of unit area and a regular hexagon of area x concentric with the circle.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Discrete & Computational Geometry

دوره 38  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007