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CORR
2011
Springer

A Doubly Exponentially Crumbled Cake

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A Doubly Exponentially Crumbled Cake
Weconsiderthefollowingcakecuttinggame:AlicechoosesasetPofnpointsin thesquare(cake)[0,1]2,where(0,0)∈P;Bobcutsoutnaxis-parallelrectangles withdisjointinteriors,eachofthemhavingapointofPasthelowerleftcorner; Alicekeepstherest. IthasbeenconjecturedthatBobcanalwayssecureatleasthalfofthecake. Thisremainsunsettled,anditisnotevenknownwhetherBobcangetanypositive fractionindependentofn.WeprovethatifAlicecanforceBob’ssharetotend tozero,thenshemustuseverymanypoints;namely,topreventBobfromgaining morethan1/rofthecake,sheneedsatleast22Ω(r) points.
Tobias Christ, Andrea Francke, Heidi Gebauer, Jir&
Added 13 May 2011
Updated 13 May 2011
Type Journal
Year 2011
Where CORR
Authors Tobias Christ, Andrea Francke, Heidi Gebauer, Jirí Matousek, Takeaki Uno
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