On the Configurations with n Points and Two Distances

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‎Department of Pure Mathematics, ‎Faculty of Mathematical Sciences‎, ‎ ‎University of Kashan, ‎Kashan‎, ‎I. R. Iran

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In this paper we investigate the geometric structures of M(n, 2) containing n points in R^3 having two distinct distances. We will show that up to pseudo-equivalence there are 5 constructible models for M(4, 2) and 17 constructible models for M(5, 2).

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Mathematics Interdisciplinary Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
December 2019
Pages 213-225

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