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Some Visibility Problems in Point Lattices

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Rearick, David Francis (1960) Some Visibility Problems in Point Lattices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/AH50-9D92. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06232006-133908

Abstract

NOTE: Text or symbols not renderable in plain ASCII are indicated by [...]. Abstract is included in .pdf document. We say that one lattice point is visible from another if no third lattice point lies on the line joining them. A lattice point visible from the origin is called a visible point. We study the manner in which the visible points are distributed throughout the lattice and show that, in a k-dimensional lattice, the fraction of such points in an expanding region "usually" tends to [...]. On the other hand there exist arbitrarily large "gaps" containing no visible points. The following is a typical theorem: The maximum number of lattice points mutually visible in pairs is [...], and if [...], the "density" of points visible from each of a fixed set of n points, themselves mutually visible in pairs, is [...]. The last section is devoted to a study of the function [...], which is defined to be the number of distinct solutions of the congruence [...] having [...]. A special case of this function arises in connection with a certain visibility problem. A typical result is that [...].

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Mathematics)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Major Option:Mathematics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Apostol, Tom M.
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 January 1960
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-06232006-133908
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06232006-133908
DOI:10.7907/AH50-9D92
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ID Code:2705
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:30 Jun 2006
Last Modified:07 Nov 2023 22:55

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