Thursday, March 15, 2012

[dlxaispr] Golomb ruler on a plane

Place some points on a disc (or sphere) so that all distances between points are distinct.  This occurs with probability 1 for randomly placed points.

Next make the distinct distances as distinct as possible: maximize the minimum difference among all pairs of distances.

Perhaps instead considering all distances, consider only the edges of the Delaunay triangulation.

Inspired by Golomb rulers on a line segment, dropping the requirement of integral distances. Any practical applications?

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