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Dense rational distance sets in the plane
Problem Does there exist a dense set $S \subseteq {\mathbb R}^2$ so that all pairwise distances between points in $S$ are rational?...
Simplexity of the n-cube
Question What is the minimum cardinality of a decomposition of the $n$-cube into $n$-simplices?...
Kneser–Poulsen conjecture
Conjecture If a finite set of unit balls in $\mathbb{R}^n$ is rearranged so that the distance between each pair of centers does not decrease, then the...
Erdös-Szekeres conjecture
Conjecture Every set of $2^{n-2} + 1$ points in the plane in general position contains a subset of $n$ points which form a convex $n$-gon....
Monochromatic empty triangles
If $X \subseteq {\mathbb R}^2$ is a finite set of points which is 2-colored, an empty triangle is a set $T \subseteq X$ with $|T|=3$ so that the conve...
Inequality of the means
Question Is is possible to pack $n^n$ rectangular $n$-dimensional boxes each of which has side lengths $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ inside an $n$-dimensional ...
Fat 4-polytopes
The fatness of a 4-polytope $P$ is defined to be $(f_1 + f_2)/(f_0 + f_3)$ where $f_i$ is the number of faces of $P$ of dimension $i$. Question Does ...
Cube-Simplex conjecture
Conjecture For every positive integer $k$, there exists an integer $d$ so that every polytope of dimension $\ge d$ has a $k$-dimensional face which is...
Durer's Conjecture
Conjecture Every convex polytope has a non-overlapping edge unfolding....