T-016: for , by monotonicity from T-015
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102 and T-103
and , by monotonicity from T-015 (a packing of n >= 17 unit squares contains a packing of 17). At this replaces Nagamochi's 1 + sqrt(12) = 4.4641... since (22529/5000 - 1)^2 = 307265841/25000000 > 12; at the certificate does not improve 1 + sqrt(13) = 4.6055... since that square is below 13, and nothing changes.
Significance, composition and next rung
- Significance
- The same movement carried to (+0.079587 over T-002) and (+0.0416984 over Nagamochi's 1 + sqrt(12), the first movement of that case's verified lower bound since 2005); the derivation adds one line beyond T-015 and inherits its source and credit.
- Composition
- Derived: the minimum over T-015 and the monotonicity step, which is one recorded line carried in the evidence limitations and the n-018 and n-019 case bodies; T-015 sits at V3/C3, so the derived claim keeps the rungs.
- Next rung
- Rises with T-015; a bespoke or certificate stronger than the inherited bound would be a new result, not a rung change. Superseded as the verified lower bound on 2026-09-04 by T-019, which carries 459/100 to and by the same monotonicity step this result uses, from a larger base. This result stays true as stated and keeps its rungs.
- Novelty
- previously-published Present in an identified source
The cases
Proven
- exact
Citation record n-018
lowerwand125 after Tokoharu, Levy et al. 2026, GitHub (confirmed T-102)
upperHämäläinen 1980, Squares in Squares
Open
- optimality
The case record
Results on these cases
22 results in the register on , oldest first, each with what it established and how it stands now.
2005 published T-007 ·
for
V0 C1 lower bound incomplete on these cases, superseded by T-102 and T-103
Nagamochi · Nagamochi 2005 · source · register
2026-08-21 published T-016 this result ·
for , by monotonicity from T-015
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102 and T-103
Massaccesi after Burns · Burns–Massaccesi n17 · packet · register
2026-08-31 established T-002 ·
, by monotonicity from T-001
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Bentz · register
2026-08-31 established T-003 ·
The sixteen-point set's unavoidability ceiling lies in
V3 C3 method limit confirmed
Levy after Bentz · register
2026-09-04 established T-019 ·
for
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102 and T-103
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-04 established T-020 ·
for
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-103
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-04 published T-085 ·
Nagamochi 2005, Lemma 1 is false for every container with and
V3 C3 correction confirmed
Karakuş; chelokot · Karakuş 2026 · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · register
2026-09-18 established T-027 ·
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-19 established T-028 ·
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-19 established T-029 ·
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-19 established T-030 ·
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-27 published T-045 ·
Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 15 counts in
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102 and T-103
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-27 published T-046 ·
Rectangle-density lower bounds reported for 48 counts in
V0 C0 lower bound recorded superseded by T-102 and T-103
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · register
2026-09-29 published T-058 ·
Rectangle-certificate ceiling
α·UB(n)proved for ..100;B·UB(n)on 64 grid rowsV3 C3 method limit confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Daniel · wand125 tools 2026 · packet · register
2026-09-29 published T-083 ·
for every nonsquare
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-102 and T-103
Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register
2026-10-01 published T-068 ·
Rectangle-density lower bounds verified at 34 counts in
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-103
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-01 published T-074 ·
Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 31 counts in
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-103
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-05 published T-096 ·
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound replayed at , on a net the certificate declares
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds finer net 2026-10-05 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-06 published T-099 ·
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , on a finer declared net
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds finer net 2026-10-06 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register
2026-10-06 published T-100 ·
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , past the best 18-square packing
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-103
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds finer net 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-06 published T-102 ·
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , on the finest declared net yet
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-06 published T-103 ·
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , on the finest declared net yet
V3 C3 lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register
Links
- On this site
- Case record, · Frontier row, · Case record, · Frontier row, · T-016 in the results table
On GitHub, at main
- Register
- T-016 in
results.yaml, line 840 - Evidence
E-n017-massaccesi-source-replay·E-n017-massaccesi-h052-agreement- Proofs and certificates
- certificate
massaccesi-verify-n17-lower-bound-4_5058.py· certificateexp-059-h-052-n17-fresh-successor-completion.json - Sources
- Burns–Massaccesi n17 (its own site, retained copy)
- Source packet
resources/web/n17-lower-bounds-2026/README.md- Artifacts
resources/web/n17-lower-bounds-2026/massaccesi-verify-n17-lower-bound-4_5058.py·campaign/series/series-000-smoke-and-calibration/results/exp-059-h-052-n17-fresh-successor-completion.json·tests/test_n17_weighted_certificate.py·tests/test_n17_weighted_certificate_successor.py- Case file
frontier/n-018.md(verified lower, verified upper, reported lower, reported upper) ·frontier/n-019.md(verified lower, verified upper, reported lower, reported upper)