Boltyanski's Helly-dimension illumination bound

Let K\mathbf{K} be a convex body in Ed\mathbb{E}^d, d3d\geq 3, and let him(K)\operatorname{him}(\mathbf{K}) be its Helly dimension, defined as the least hh for which the corresponding finite-family Helly property holds for translates of K\mathbf{K}. Boltyanski's Helly-dimension conjecture. If him(K)=h>2\operatorname{him}(\mathbf{K})=h>2, then

I(K)2d2dh.I(\mathbf{K})\leq 2^d-2^{d-h}.

The case h=2h=2 is stated as a theorem in the paper; the more general inequality is attributed to Boltyanski and remains open.

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Karoly Bezdek and Muhammad A. Khan, “The geometry of homothetic covering and illumination”, arXiv:1602.06040 (2016).

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