The Gromov--Hausdorff Distance between Simplexes and Two-Distance Spaces

Abstract: In the present paper we calculate the Gromov-Hausdorff distance between an arbitrary simplex (a metric space all whose non-zero distances are the same) and a finite metric space whose non-zero distances take two distinct values (so-called $2$-distance spaces). As a corollary, a complete solution to generalized Borsuk problem for the $2$-distance spaces is obtained. In addition, we derive formulas for the clique covering number and for the chromatic number of an arbitrary graph $G$ in terms of the Gromov-Hausdorff distance between a simplex and an appropriate $2$-distance space constructed by the graph $G$.