Jerónimo-Castro–Magazinov–Soberón piercing conjecture for translates of convex bodies

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Let n≥2n\ge 2, and let F1,F2,…,Fn\mathcal{F}_1,\mathcal{F}_2,\dots,\mathcal{F}_n be families of translates of a convex compact set K\mathcal{K} in the plane. Assume that

A∩B≠∅A\cap B\neq\emptyset

for every A∈FiA\in\mathcal{F}_i and B∈FjB\in\mathcal{F}_j with i≠ji\neq j. The Jerónimo-Castro–Magazinov–Soberón conjecture. There is an index jj such that ⋃i≠jFi\bigcup_{i\neq j}\mathcal{F}_i has piercing number at most 33. This conjecture strengthens Dol'nikov's problem by allowing any number of families. The statement is known when K\mathcal{K} is centrally symmetric or a triangle; the source studies the problem and proves a weaker bound of 44 points, so the bound 33 remains open in the stated generality.

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Leonardo Martínez-Sandoval and Edgardo Roldán-Pensado, “On a colorful problem by Dol'nikov concerning translates of convex bodies”, arXiv:2307.07714 (2023).

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