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A sharp plank theorem for cube annuli
Egor Bakaev, Alexander Polyanskii
We prove a conjecture of András Bezdek on plank coverings of square annuli. A plank in a Euclidean space is the closed region between two distinct parallel hyperplanes, and its wid…
A short proof of Ball's plank theorem
Arseniy Akopyan, Alexander Polyanskii
We give a short proof of the following theorem of K. Ball: If a centrally symmetric convex body is covered by finitely many planks, then the sum of their rel…
Optimal partial plank coverings
Egor Bakaev, Alexander Polyanskii
A plank of width in a Euclidean space is the set of points lying between two parallel hyperplanes at distance from each other. Bang's theorem says that if a family of plank…
Triangle covering problems and the Viterbo inequality in the plane
Alexey Balitskiy, Ivan Mitrofanov, Alexander Polyanskii
We review a certain problem on covering triangles in the plane. Equivalently, it can be viewed as a family of 'isobilliard' inequalities in convex shapes, and as a special case of…