The prime-square subgroup conjecture for Helly numbers

Let h(S)h(S) denote the Helly number of a subset SRdS\subseteq\mathbb{R}^d, and let P\mathbb{P} be the set of prime numbers. Prime-square Helly conjecture.

h(P2)=.h(\mathbb{P}^2)=\infty.

This conjecture predicts that the Helly number can be infinite for a highly structured discrete subset of R2\mathbb{R}^2, highlighting connections between Helly-type finiteness and number theory. The source gives no resolution.

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J. A. De Loera, R. N. La Haye, D. Oliveros and E. Roldán-Pensado, “Helly numbers of Algebraic Subsets of R^d”, arXiv:1508.02380 (2015).

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