By József Beck
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Qk into two parts. 8) l i0 j i = 0 if l i0 = j i . 9) where D is the least common denominator of all rational coefficients j of course, all Cl are integers. 10) i0 i = 0 if i0 = i. 11) the set Q0 Q1 Q2 Qk Qk is a translated copy of Rot i S; is inside X. 7)) is contained in at least r + 1 distinct copies of goal set S (namely, in a translated copy of Rot i S with i = 0 1 r). Let # S ⊂ X denote the total number of congruent copies of goal set S; the previous argument gives the lower bound # S ⊂ X ≥ 2 N − C ∗∗ + 1 m r+1 · r + 1 = 2N + 1 − C0 where C0 = 2C ∗∗ , completing the proof of Lemma 2.
17) is 1− 4 2N + 1 2 r+1 · r + 1 > 25−2 · 2 = 23 · 6 which is satisfied with r = 130 and N = 393, so X = 2N + 1 m r+1 = 787262 ≈ 10759 moves suffice to build a congruent copy of a regular hexagon. 1 is that it is strikingly general. Yet there is an obvious handicap: these upper bounds to the Move Number are all ridiculously large. We are convinced that Maker can build each one of the concrete goal sets listed in Examples 1–4 in (say) less than 1000 moves, but do not have the slightest idea how to prove it.
P. S4 (the gap is 1) in 5 moves. s S5 and S6 (the gap is always 1)? 21 Illustration S5 : S6 : We challenge the reader to spend some time with these concrete goal sets S5 and S6 before reading the proof of the general theorem below. Example 2: Let the goal set be the 4 vertices of the “unit square” S = S4 “Tic-Tac-Toe set” “unit square” S4 S9 A simple pairing strategy shows that Maker cannot build a “unit square” S4 on the infinite grid ZZ2 , but he can easily do it on the whole plain. The trick is to get a trap pairing strategy on 2 trap We challenge the reader to show that Maker can always build a congruent copy of the “unit square” S4 in the plane in his 6th move (or before).