[#P3636]Most disjoint nondegenerate conics in PG(2,13)
Determine the largest family of pairwise point-disjoint nondegenerate conics in \(\operatorname{PG}(2,13)\).
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Determine the largest family of pairwise point-disjoint nondegenerate conics in \(\operatorname{PG}(2,13)\).
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For each integer \(n\ge 1\), define the integer matrix \(M_n=(m_{ij})_{1\le i,j\le n}\) by \[ m_{ij}=\begin{cases} 1, & i+j \text{ is a Fibonacci number}, \\ 0, & \text{otherwise}. \end{cases} \] Prove that \(\det(M_n)\in\{-1,0,1\}\) for every integer \(n\ge 1\).
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In particular, \(\det(M_n)\in\{-1,0,1\}\) for every \(n\ge1\).
Determine the chromatic number \(\chi(\mathbb{R}^2)\) of the unit-distance graph on the Euclidean plane, whose vertices are points of \(\mathbb{R}^2\) and whose edges join pairs at distance \(1\).
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De Grey proves the lower bound 5 by a finite unit-distance graph, while the classical hexagonal construction gives the upper bound 7. The current unrestricted value is 5, 6, or 7.
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