Minimal tilings of a unit square

DOI10.4169/COLLEGE.MATH.J.48.4.242zbMATH Open1443.97044arXiv1607.00660OpenAlexW2963910582MaRDI QIDQ4581673FDOQ4581673

Authors: Iwan Praton 

Publication date: 20 August 2018

Published in: The College Mathematics Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Tile the unit square with $n$ small squares. We determine the minimum of the sum of the side lengths of the $n$ small squares, where the minimum is taken over all tilings of the unit square with $n$ squares.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.00660

Recommendations

• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7618199
• Tiling the unit square with squares and rectangles
• Maximal tilings with the minimal tile property
• Tiling a rectangle with the fewest squares
• Covering squares with unit squares

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of tessellation and tiling problems (05B45) Tilings in (2) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C20) Geometry education (97G99) Combinatorics (educational aspects) (97K20)

Cites Work

• Packing Squares in a Square
• Tiling a unit square with 8 squares
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Title not available (Why is that?)

Cited In (9)

• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Unit squares with unit line segments
• Perimeter-minimizing pentagonal tilings
• On Minimal Tilings with Convex Cells Each Containing a Unit Ball
• Maximal tilings with the minimal tile property
• Minimal augmented square designs and their extensions
• Tiling the unit square with squares and rectangles
• Tiling a unit square with 8 squares
• Principal minors and rhombus tilings

This page was built for publication: Minimal tilings of a unit square

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q4581673)