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Plank theorems and their applications: a survey

William Verreault
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Plank problems concern the covering of convex bodies by planks in Euclidean space and are related to famous open problems in convex geometry. In this survey, we introduce plank problems and present surprising applications of plank theorems in various areas of mathematics.

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William Verreault. 2025-10-22. Plank theorems and their applications: a survey. https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.05540

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