Kakeya problem

Kakeya problem

[kä ′kā·ə ‚präb·ləm]
(mathematics)
The problem of finding the plane figure of least area within which a unit line segment can be moved continuously so as to return to its original position with its end points reversed; in fact, there is no such minimum area.
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Algebraic methods in discrete analogs of the Kakeya problem. Advances Math., 225:2828-2839, 2010.
Ramsey-type theorems for lines in 3-space
The Kakeya problem. The American Mathematical Monthly, 70:697-706, 1963.
Expected case for projecting points
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