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Mathematician Claims Breakthrough in Decades-Old Moving Sofa Problem

  • A Mathematician at Yonsei University claims to have solved the moving sofa problem.
  • Jineon Baek posted a 100+-page proof of the problem on the ArXiv preprint server.
  • For a hall of 1 unit, a Gerver sofa's maximum area can only be 2.2195 units.
  • Baek confirmed that Gerver's solution was correct and is the optimal sofa.
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The old "sofa problem," which has meant a headache for many people in every move, already has a solution, according to a Korean mathematician.

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Mathematician Finally Solves Age-Old Moving Sofa Problem

Mathematicians aren't usually the first point of call on moving day.

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NewScientist broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Monday, December 9, 2024.
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