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On combinatorial problem concerning partitions of a box into boxes

Metric Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We consider partitions of n-dimensional boxes in R^n, n>1, into a finite number of boxes with pairwise disjoint interiors. We study sets X \subseteq (0,\infty) with the Property (W_n): for every n-dimensional box P and every partition of P, if each constituent box has one side with the length belonging to X, then the length of one side of P belongs to X. We prove that the set X \subseteq (0,\infty) has Property (W_n) if and only if X is closed with respect to the operations: x+y and x+y+z-2min(x,y,z).

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@article{arxiv.math/0611798,
  title  = {On combinatorial problem concerning partitions of a box into boxes},
  author = {Apoloniusz Tyszka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0611798},
  year   = {2007}
}

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3 pages, LaTeX2e, added the address http://www.cyf-kr.edu.pl/~rttyszka/jnatgeom1994.doc to item 4 of the References