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abstract:
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  text: 'We give a detailed and easily accessible proof of Gromov’s Topological Overlap
    Theorem. Let X be a finite simplicial complex or, more generally, a finite polyhedral
    cell complex of dimension d. Informally, the theorem states that if X has sufficiently
    strong higher-dimensional expansion properties (which generalize edge expansion
    of graphs and are defined in terms of cellular cochains of X) then X has the following
    topological overlap property: for every continuous map (Formula presented.) there
    exists a point (Formula presented.) that is contained in the images of a positive
    fraction (Formula presented.) of the d-cells of X. More generally, the conclusion
    holds if (Formula presented.) is replaced by any d-dimensional piecewise-linear
    manifold M, with a constant (Formula presented.) that depends only on d and on
    the expansion properties of X, but not on M.'
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author:
- first_name: Dominic
  full_name: Dotterrer, Dominic
  last_name: Dotterrer
- first_name: Tali
  full_name: Kaufman, Tali
  last_name: Kaufman
- first_name: Uli
  full_name: Wagner, Uli
  id: 36690CA2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Wagner
  orcid: 0000-0002-1494-0568
citation:
  ama: Dotterrer D, Kaufman T, Wagner U. On expansion and topological overlap. <i>Geometriae
    Dedicata</i>. 2018;195(1):307–317. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4">10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4</a>
  apa: Dotterrer, D., Kaufman, T., &#38; Wagner, U. (2018). On expansion and topological
    overlap. <i>Geometriae Dedicata</i>. Springer. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4</a>
  chicago: Dotterrer, Dominic, Tali Kaufman, and Uli Wagner. “On Expansion and Topological
    Overlap.” <i>Geometriae Dedicata</i>. Springer, 2018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4</a>.
  ieee: D. Dotterrer, T. Kaufman, and U. Wagner, “On expansion and topological overlap,”
    <i>Geometriae Dedicata</i>, vol. 195, no. 1. Springer, pp. 307–317, 2018.
  ista: Dotterrer D, Kaufman T, Wagner U. 2018. On expansion and topological overlap.
    Geometriae Dedicata. 195(1), 307–317.
  mla: Dotterrer, Dominic, et al. “On Expansion and Topological Overlap.” <i>Geometriae
    Dedicata</i>, vol. 195, no. 1, Springer, 2018, pp. 307–317, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4">10.1007/s10711-017-0291-4</a>.
  short: D. Dotterrer, T. Kaufman, U. Wagner, Geometriae Dedicata 195 (2018) 307–317.
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  text: 'We give a detailed and easily accessible proof of Gromov''s Topological Overlap
    Theorem. Let X be a finite simplicial complex or, more generally, a finite polyhedral
    cell complex of dimension d. Informally, the theorem states that if X has sufficiently
    strong higher-dimensional expansion properties (which generalize edge expansion
    of graphs and are defined in terms of cellular cochains of X) then X has the following
    topological overlap property: for every continuous map X → ℝd there exists a point
    p ∈ ℝd whose preimage intersects a positive fraction μ &gt; 0 of the d-cells of
    X. More generally, the conclusion holds if ℝd is replaced by any d-dimensional
    piecewise-linear (PL) manifold M, with a constant μ that depends only on d and
    on the expansion properties of X, but not on M.'
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author:
- first_name: Dominic
  full_name: Dotterrer, Dominic
  last_name: Dotterrer
- first_name: Tali
  full_name: Kaufman, Tali
  last_name: Kaufman
- first_name: Uli
  full_name: Wagner, Uli
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  last_name: Wagner
  orcid: 0000-0002-1494-0568
citation:
  ama: 'Dotterrer D, Kaufman T, Wagner U. On expansion and topological overlap. In:
    Vol 51. Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing;
    2016:35.1-35.10. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35">10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35</a>'
  apa: 'Dotterrer, D., Kaufman, T., &#38; Wagner, U. (2016). On expansion and topological
    overlap (Vol. 51, p. 35.1-35.10). Presented at the SoCG: Symposium on Computational
    Geometry, Medford, MA, USA: Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH,
    Dagstuhl Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35">https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35</a>'
  chicago: Dotterrer, Dominic, Tali Kaufman, and Uli Wagner. “On Expansion and Topological
    Overlap,” 51:35.1-35.10. Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH,
    Dagstuhl Publishing, 2016. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35">https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35</a>.
  ieee: 'D. Dotterrer, T. Kaufman, and U. Wagner, “On expansion and topological overlap,”
    presented at the SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry, Medford, MA, USA,
    2016, vol. 51, p. 35.1-35.10.'
  ista: 'Dotterrer D, Kaufman T, Wagner U. 2016. On expansion and topological overlap.
    SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry, LIPIcs, vol. 51, 35.1-35.10.'
  mla: Dotterrer, Dominic, et al. <i>On Expansion and Topological Overlap</i>. Vol.
    51, Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing,
    2016, p. 35.1-35.10, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35">10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.35</a>.
  short: D. Dotterrer, T. Kaufman, U. Wagner, in:, Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum
    fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing, 2016, p. 35.1-35.10.
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  location: Medford, MA, USA
  name: 'SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry'
  start_date: 2016-06-14
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:51:41Z
date_published: 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-09-27T12:29:56Z
day: '01'
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Motivated by Tverberg-type problems in topological combinatorics and by classical
    results about embeddings (maps without double points), we study the question whether
    a finite simplicial complex K can be mapped into double-struck Rd without higher-multiplicity
    intersections. We focus on conditions for the existence of almost r-embeddings,
    i.e., maps f : K → double-struck Rd such that f(σ1) ∩ ⋯ ∩ f(σr) = ∅ whenever σ1,
    ..., σr are pairwise disjoint simplices of K. Generalizing the classical Haefliger-Weber
    embeddability criterion, we show that a well-known necessary deleted product condition
    for the existence of almost r-embeddings is sufficient in a suitable r-metastable
    range of dimensions: If rd ≥ (r + 1) dim K + 3, then there exists an almost r-embedding
    K → double-struck Rd if and only if there exists an equivariant map (K)Δ r → Sr
    Sd(r-1)-1, where (K)Δ r is the deleted r-fold product of K, the target Sd(r-1)-1
    is the sphere of dimension d(r - 1) - 1, and Sr is the symmetric group. This significantly
    extends one of the main results of our previous paper (which treated the special
    case where d = rk and dim K = (r - 1)k for some k ≥ 3), and settles an open question
    raised there.'
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author:
- first_name: Isaac
  full_name: Mabillard, Isaac
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  last_name: Mabillard
- first_name: Uli
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citation:
  ama: 'Mabillard I, Wagner U. Eliminating higher-multiplicity intersections, II.
    The deleted product criterion in the r-metastable range. In: Vol 51. Schloss Dagstuhl-
    Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH; 2016:51.1-51.12. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51">10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51</a>'
  apa: 'Mabillard, I., &#38; Wagner, U. (2016). Eliminating higher-multiplicity intersections,
    II. The deleted product criterion in the r-metastable range (Vol. 51, p. 51.1-51.12).
    Presented at the SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry, Medford, MA, USA:
    Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51">https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51</a>'
  chicago: Mabillard, Isaac, and Uli Wagner. “Eliminating Higher-Multiplicity Intersections,
    II. The Deleted Product Criterion in the r-Metastable Range,” 51:51.1-51.12. Schloss
    Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, 2016. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51">https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51</a>.
  ieee: 'I. Mabillard and U. Wagner, “Eliminating higher-multiplicity intersections,
    II. The deleted product criterion in the r-metastable range,” presented at the
    SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry, Medford, MA, USA, 2016, vol. 51, p.
    51.1-51.12.'
  ista: 'Mabillard I, Wagner U. 2016. Eliminating higher-multiplicity intersections,
    II. The deleted product criterion in the r-metastable range. SoCG: Symposium on
    Computational Geometry, LIPIcs, vol. 51, 51.1-51.12.'
  mla: Mabillard, Isaac, and Uli Wagner. <i>Eliminating Higher-Multiplicity Intersections,
    II. The Deleted Product Criterion in the r-Metastable Range</i>. Vol. 51, Schloss
    Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, 2016, p. 51.1-51.12, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51">10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51</a>.
  short: I. Mabillard, U. Wagner, in:, Schloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik
    GmbH, 2016, p. 51.1-51.12.
conference:
  end_date: 2016-06-17
  location: Medford, MA, USA
  name: 'SoCG: Symposium on Computational Geometry'
  start_date: 2016-06-14
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:51:41Z
date_published: 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T06:50:17Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '510'
department:
- _id: UlWa
doi: 10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.51
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_id: '1411'
abstract:
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  text: We consider two systems (α1, …, αm) and (β1, …,βn) of simple curves drawn
    on a compact two-dimensional surface M with boundary. Each αi and each βj is either
    an arc meeting the boundary of M at its two endpoints, or a closed curve. The
    αi are pairwise disjoint except for possibly sharing endpoints, and similarly
    for the βj. We want to “untangle” the βj from the ai by a self-homeomorphism of
    M; more precisely, we seek a homeomorphism φ:M→M fixing the boundary of M pointwise
    such that the total number of crossings of the ai with the φ(βj) is as small as
    possible. This problem is motivated by an application in the algorithmic theory
    of embeddings and 3-manifolds. We prove that if M is planar, i.e., a sphere with
    h ≥ 0 boundary components (“holes”), then O(mn) crossings can be achieved (independently
    of h), which is asymptotically tight, as an easy lower bound shows. In general,
    for an arbitrary (orientable or nonorientable) surface M with h holes and of (orientable
    or nonorientable) genus g ≥ 0, we obtain an O((m + n)4) upper bound, again independent
    of h and g. The proofs rely, among other things, on a result concerning simultaneous
    planar drawings of graphs by Erten and Kobourov.
acknowledgement: 'Supported by the ERC Adv anced Grant No. 267165. '
author:
- first_name: Jiří
  full_name: Matoušek, Jiří
  last_name: Matoušek
- first_name: Eric
  full_name: Sedgwick, Eric
  last_name: Sedgwick
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Tancer, Martin
  id: 38AC689C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Tancer
  orcid: 0000-0002-1191-6714
- first_name: Uli
  full_name: Wagner, Uli
  id: 36690CA2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Wagner
  orcid: 0000-0002-1494-0568
citation:
  ama: Matoušek J, Sedgwick E, Tancer M, Wagner U. Untangling two systems of noncrossing
    curves. <i>Israel Journal of Mathematics</i>. 2016;212(1):37-79. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9">10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9</a>
  apa: Matoušek, J., Sedgwick, E., Tancer, M., &#38; Wagner, U. (2016). Untangling
    two systems of noncrossing curves. <i>Israel Journal of Mathematics</i>. Springer.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9</a>
  chicago: Matoušek, Jiří, Eric Sedgwick, Martin Tancer, and Uli Wagner. “Untangling
    Two Systems of Noncrossing Curves.” <i>Israel Journal of Mathematics</i>. Springer,
    2016. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9</a>.
  ieee: J. Matoušek, E. Sedgwick, M. Tancer, and U. Wagner, “Untangling two systems
    of noncrossing curves,” <i>Israel Journal of Mathematics</i>, vol. 212, no. 1.
    Springer, pp. 37–79, 2016.
  ista: Matoušek J, Sedgwick E, Tancer M, Wagner U. 2016. Untangling two systems of
    noncrossing curves. Israel Journal of Mathematics. 212(1), 37–79.
  mla: Matoušek, Jiří, et al. “Untangling Two Systems of Noncrossing Curves.” <i>Israel
    Journal of Mathematics</i>, vol. 212, no. 1, Springer, 2016, pp. 37–79, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9">10.1007/s11856-016-1294-9</a>.
  short: J. Matoušek, E. Sedgwick, M. Tancer, U. Wagner, Israel Journal of Mathematics
    212 (2016) 37–79.
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  grant_number: PP00P2_138948
  name: 'Embeddings in Higher Dimensions: Algorithms and Combinatorics'
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publication_status: published
publisher: Springer
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abstract:
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  text: A result of Boros and Füredi (d = 2) and of Bárány (arbitrary d) asserts that
    for every d there exists cd &gt; 0 such that for every n-point set P ⊂ ℝd, some
    point of ℝd is covered by at least (Formula presented.) of the d-simplices spanned
    by the points of P. The largest possible value of cd has been the subject of ongoing
    research. Recently Gromov improved the existing lower bounds considerably by introducing
    a new, topological proof method. We provide an exposition of the combinatorial
    component of Gromov's approach, in terms accessible to combinatorialists and discrete
    geometers, and we investigate the limits of his method. In particular, we give
    tighter bounds on the cofilling profiles for the (n - 1)-simplex. These bounds
    yield a minor improvement over Gromov's lower bounds on cd for large d, but they
    also show that the room for further improvement through the cofilling profiles
    alone is quite small. We also prove a slightly better lower bound for c3 by an
    approach using an additional structure besides the cofilling profiles. We formulate
    a combinatorial extremal problem whose solution might perhaps lead to a tight
    lower bound for cd.
acknowledgement: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF 200021-125309, 200020-138230,
  200020-12507)
author:
- first_name: Jiří
  full_name: Matoušek, Jiří
  last_name: Matoušek
- first_name: Uli
  full_name: Wagner, Uli
  id: 36690CA2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Wagner
  orcid: 0000-0002-1494-0568
citation:
  ama: Matoušek J, Wagner U. On Gromov’s method of selecting heavily covered points.
    <i>Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry</i>. 2014;52(1):1-33. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7">10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7</a>
  apa: Matoušek, J., &#38; Wagner, U. (2014). On Gromov’s method of selecting heavily
    covered points. <i>Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry</i>. Springer. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7">https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7</a>
  chicago: Matoušek, Jiří, and Uli Wagner. “On Gromov’s Method of Selecting Heavily
    Covered Points.” <i>Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry</i>. Springer, 2014.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7">https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7</a>.
  ieee: J. Matoušek and U. Wagner, “On Gromov’s method of selecting heavily covered
    points,” <i>Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry</i>, vol. 52, no. 1. Springer,
    pp. 1–33, 2014.
  ista: Matoušek J, Wagner U. 2014. On Gromov’s method of selecting heavily covered
    points. Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry. 52(1), 1–33.
  mla: Matoušek, Jiří, and Uli Wagner. “On Gromov’s Method of Selecting Heavily Covered
    Points.” <i>Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry</i>, vol. 52, no. 1, Springer,
    2014, pp. 1–33, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7">10.1007/s00454-014-9584-7</a>.
  short: J. Matoušek, U. Wagner, Discrete &#38; Computational Geometry 52 (2014) 1–33.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:56:01Z
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title: On Gromov's method of selecting heavily covered points
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  text: 'We consider two systems (α1,...,αm) and (β1,...,βn) of curves drawn on a
    compact two-dimensional surface ℳ with boundary. Each αi and each βj is either
    an arc meeting the boundary of ℳ at its two endpoints, or a closed curve. The
    αi are pairwise disjoint except for possibly sharing endpoints, and similarly
    for the βj. We want to &quot;untangle&quot; the βj from the αi by a self-homeomorphism
    of ℳ; more precisely, we seek an homeomorphism φ: ℳ → ℳ fixing the boundary of
    ℳ pointwise such that the total number of crossings of the αi with the φ(βj) is
    as small as possible. This problem is motivated by an application in the algorithmic
    theory of embeddings and 3-manifolds. We prove that if ℳ is planar, i.e., a sphere
    with h ≥ 0 boundary components (&quot;holes&quot;), then O(mn) crossings can be
    achieved (independently of h), which is asymptotically tight, as an easy lower
    bound shows. In general, for an arbitrary (orientable or nonorientable) surface
    ℳ with h holes and of (orientable or nonorientable) genus g ≥ 0, we obtain an
    O((m + n)4) upper bound, again independent of h and g. '
acknowledgement: We would like to thank the authors of [GHR13] for mak- ing a draft
  of their paper available to us, and, in particular, T. Huynh for an e-mail correspondence.
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author:
- first_name: Jiří
  full_name: Matoušek, Jiří
  last_name: Matoušek
- first_name: Eric
  full_name: Sedgwick, Eric
  last_name: Sedgwick
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Tancer, Martin
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  last_name: Tancer
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- first_name: Uli
  full_name: Wagner, Uli
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  last_name: Wagner
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citation:
  ama: Matoušek J, Sedgwick E, Tancer M, Wagner U. Untangling two systems of noncrossing
    curves. 2013;8242:472-483. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41">10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41</a>
  apa: 'Matoušek, J., Sedgwick, E., Tancer, M., &#38; Wagner, U. (2013). Untangling
    two systems of noncrossing curves. Presented at the GD: Graph Drawing and Network
    Visualization, Bordeaux, France: Springer. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41</a>'
  chicago: Matoušek, Jiří, Eric Sedgwick, Martin Tancer, and Uli Wagner. “Untangling
    Two Systems of Noncrossing Curves.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer,
    2013. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41</a>.
  ieee: J. Matoušek, E. Sedgwick, M. Tancer, and U. Wagner, “Untangling two systems
    of noncrossing curves,” vol. 8242. Springer, pp. 472–483, 2013.
  ista: Matoušek J, Sedgwick E, Tancer M, Wagner U. 2013. Untangling two systems of
    noncrossing curves. 8242, 472–483.
  mla: Matoušek, Jiří, et al. <i>Untangling Two Systems of Noncrossing Curves</i>.
    Vol. 8242, Springer, 2013, pp. 472–83, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41">10.1007/978-3-319-03841-4_41</a>.
  short: J. Matoušek, E. Sedgwick, M. Tancer, U. Wagner, 8242 (2013) 472–483.
conference:
  end_date: 2013-09-25
  location: Bordeaux, France
  name: 'GD: Graph Drawing and Network Visualization'
  start_date: 2013-09-23
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