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  1. Mathematics › Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics

    Sets with No Empty Convex 7-Gons

    Horton · Canadian Mathematical Bulletin · 1983

    The paper builds arbitrarily large point sets in the plane containing no empty convex 7-gon, and notes that whether g(6) exists is still unknown.

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    1. Supported · 71%Horton constructs arbitrarily large planar point sets with no empty convex 7-gon, so Erdős's g(n) does not exist for n of 7 or more.“Arbitrarily large sets containing no empty convex 7-gon are constructed, showing that g(n) does not exist for n≥l.”

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