Can $n^d + 1$ unit right $d$-simplices cover a right $d$-simplex with shortest side $n + \epsilon$?
Combinatorics
2017-11-27 v1
Abstract
In a famous short paper, Conway and Soifer show that equilateral triangles with edge length 1 can cover one with side . We provide a generalization to dimensions.
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@article{arxiv.1711.08497,
title = {Can $n^d + 1$ unit right $d$-simplices cover a right $d$-simplex with shortest side $n + \epsilon$?},
author = {Michael J. Todd},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.08497},
year = {2017}
}
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