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An x-ray estimate in $R^n$

Izabella Laba·Terence Tao
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We prove an x-ray estimate in general dimension which is stronger than the Kakeya estimates of Wolff. This generalizes an x-ray estimate in three dimensions which is also due to Wolff.

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Izabella Laba, Terence Tao. 1999-09-06. An x-ray estimate in $R^n$. https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9909032

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