Aug 2026· 1 citation· ⚡ 1 influential· 14 references
Mathematics
Abstract
For an integer $n\ge0$, let $f(n)$ be the minimum number of subcubes of $\mathbb{Z}_3^n$ of the form $A_1\times\cdots\times A_n$, where $|A_i|=2$ for every $i$, whose union covers $\mathbb{Z}_3^n$. A simple counting argument gives $f(n)\ge(3/2)^n$, while $f(n)=O(n(3/2)^n)$ by random construction. We prove that $f(n)\le2(3/2)^n-1$, answering a problem of Imre Leader. We also show that $f(n)/(3/2)^n$ is nondecreasing and there exists a constant $C_3$ such that $f(n)=(C_3+o(1))(3/2)^n$ where $1.62227
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Wen Chen, Qizhong Lin, Chun-Lin You· 0 citations
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