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II. | For which arrangements of k lines and 4-k spheres in R3 are there infinitely many common tangents and transversals? |
1 line and 3 spheres: Only degenerate configurations exist.
(with Megyesi).
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2 line and 2 spheres: Besides degenerate configurations, finitely many,
highly symmetric configurations exist.
(with Megyesi and Theobald).
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