\magnification=1200 \hsize=4in \overfullrule=0pt \input amssym %\def\frac2{{#1\over #2}} \def\emph#1{{\it #1}} \def\em{\it} \nopagenumbers \noindent % % {\bf Michael Gnewuch } % % \medskip \noindent % % {\bf Bounds for the Average $L^p$-Extreme and the $L^\infty$-Extreme Discrepancy} % % \vskip 5mm \noindent % % % % The extreme or unanchored discrepancy is the geometric discrepancy of point sets in the $d$-dimensional unit cube with respect to the set system of axis-parallel boxes. For $2\leq p < \infty$ we provide upper bounds for the average $L^p$-extreme discrepancy. With these bounds we are able to derive upper bounds for the inverse of the $L^\infty$-extreme discrepancy with optimal dependence on the dimension $d$ and explicitly given constants. \bye .