cm0002@lemmy.world to math@lemmy.world · 3 months agoMathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11cross-posted to: math@lemm.ee
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkMathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’www.scientificamerican.comcm0002@lemmy.world to math@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square7linkfedilinkcross-posted to: math@lemm.ee
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoThe actual problem was to determine the shape of the largest sofa that could fit around a given corner. The shape had been known for some time as the largest known shape, but only recently was it proved optimal.
The actual problem was to determine the shape of the largest sofa that could fit around a given corner. The shape had been known for some time as the largest known shape, but only recently was it proved optimal.