The Kakeya needle problem and the existence of Besicovitch and Nikodym sets for rectifiable sets

Alan Chang, Marianna Csörnyei

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Abstract

We solve the Kakeya needle problem and construct a Besicovitch and a Nikodym set for rectifiable sets.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1084-1114
Number of pages31
JournalProceedings of the London Mathematical Society
Volume118
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics(all)

Keywords

  • 28A75 (primary)

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