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Optimality of Gerver's Sofa — mentioned by svat

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:54:52 GMT

For what it's worth, the article posted here is not from 2024, but from this week: "Published : Jan. 4, 2026", and contains original reporting (quotes from the researcher). The mention of "Scientific American" in this article refers to something more recent: > US magazine Scientific American named the research by Baek Jin-eon among its top 10 mathematical breakthroughs of 2025 This is a reference presumably to https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-top-10-math-d... "The 10 Biggest Math Breakthroughs of 2025" (dated December 19, 2025). It's more recent than your link…

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Optimality of Gerver's Sofa — mentioned by OsrsNeedsf2P

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:38:42 GMT

Actual paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.19826

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Optimality of Gerver's Sofa — mentioned by iNic

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:21:28 GMT

I didn't know the sofa problem had been resolved. Link for anyone else: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19826

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Optimality of Gerver's Sofa — mentioned by wglb

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:44:36 GMT

The paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.19826

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Optimality of Gerver's Sofa — mentioned by big-green-man

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:02:36 GMT

Linked paper from the x thread: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.19826

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Optimality of Gerver's Sofa — HN submission

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:05:30 GMT

Optimality of Gerver's Sofa

131 points; 36 discussion replies on HN. Paper and source history. A submission is not an endorsement.