# Convex equipartitions of colored point sets

**Authors:** Pavle V. M. Blagojevi\'c, G\"unter Rote, Johanna K. Steinmeyer,, G\"unter M. Ziegler

arXiv: 1705.03953 · 2019-04-04

## TL;DR

This paper proves that any d-colored set of points in general position in olds can be partitioned into subsets with convex hulls, extending previous results and using measure equipartition theorems combined with network flow techniques.

## Contribution

It extends equipartition results to colored point sets in olds, combining measure partition theorems with network flow methods to handle boundary ambiguities.

## Key findings

- Partition of colored points with convex hulls is possible in olds.
- Uses measure equipartition theorems to guide point set partitioning.
- Network flow approach resolves boundary point ambiguities.

## Abstract

We show that any $d$-colored set of points in general position in $\mathbb{R}^d$ can be partitioned into $n$ subsets with disjoint convex hulls such that the set of points and all color classes are partitioned as evenly as possible. This extends results by Holmsen, Kyn\v{c}l & Valculescu (2017) and establishes a special case of their general conjecture. Our proof utilizes a result obtained independently by Sober\'on and by Karasev in 2010, on simultaneous equipartitions of $d$ continuous measures in $\mathbb{R}^d$ by $n$ convex regions. This gives a convex partition of $\mathbb{R}^d$ with the desired properties, except that points may lie on the boundaries of the regions. In order to resolve the ambiguous assignment of these points, we set up a network flow problem. The equipartition of the continuous measures gives a fractional flow. The existence of an integer flow then yields the desired partition of the point set.

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