Abstract
We consider sets and maps defined over an o-minimal structure over the reals, such as real semi-algebraic or globally subanalytic sets. A monotone map is a multi-dimensional generalization of a usual univariate monotone continuous function on an open interval, while the closure of the graph of a monotone map is a generalization of a compact convex set. In a particular case of an identically constant function, such a graph is called a semi-monotone set. Graphs of monotone maps are, generally, non-convex, and their intersections, unlike intersections of convex sets, can be topologically complicated. In particular, such an intersection is not necessarily the graph of a monotone map. Nevertheless, we prove a Helly-type theorem, which says that for a finite family of subsets of {Mathematical expression}, if all intersections of subfamilies, with cardinalities at most {Mathematical expression}, are non-empty and graphs of monotone maps, then the intersection of the whole family is non-empty and the graph of a monotone map.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 857-864 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Discrete & Computational Geometry |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 17 Sept 2013 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- Monotone maps, Helly's theorem
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