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Helly’s Theorem, “Hypertrees”, and Strange Enumeration I
1. Helly’s theorem and Cayley’s formula Helly’s theorem asserts: For a family of n convex sets in , n > d, if every d+1 sets in the family have a point in common then all members in the family have a point in common. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cayley theorem, Helly Theorem, Simplicial complexes, Topological combinatorics, Trees
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