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On a theorem of Beck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

K. F. Roth
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Department of Mathematics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, 179–180 Queen's Gate London SW7 2BZ
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Let T(N) be the least integer such that one can assign ±l's to any N points in the unit square so that the sum of these values in any rectangle with sides parallel to those of the square have absolute value at most T(N). In [1] Beck showed, among other results, that (for N≥2)

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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1985

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