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A compact set of disjoint line segments in E3 whose end set has positive measure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

D. G. Larman
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University College London, Gower Street, London, W.C.1.
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If L is a set of disjoint closed line segments in En, let E(L) denote the end set of L, i.e. the set of end points of members of L.

In [1, 2] V. L. Klee and M. Martin proved the following lemma:

IfLis a disjoint set of closed line segments in E2 such that E(L) is compact, then E(L) has zero 2-measure.

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Copyright © University College London 1971

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