Kakeya problem

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:category gptkb:geometry
mathematical analysis
gptkbp:concerns minimum area of a set in which a needle of unit length can be rotated through 360 degrees
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
analysis
geometric measure theory
gptkbp:firstPosed 1917
gptkbp:generalizes higher dimensions
gptkbp:hasConjecture gptkb:Kakeya_conjecture
gptkbp:hasSolutionIn2D Besicovitch set has zero area
gptkbp:hasSolutionIn3D open problem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kakeya problem
gptkbp:influenced harmonic analysis
incidence geometry
additive combinatorics
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Soichi_Kakeya
gptkbp:openProblem dimension of Kakeya sets in higher dimensions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Besicovitch_set
gptkb:Kakeya_set
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:Abram_Besicovitch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Wolff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5