T-047: s(11)≥381/100; s(n)≥1377/250 for n=26…28; s(n)≥571/100 for n=29…31

V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060, T-068, T-074, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-108 and T-109

2026-09-22 published · Tokoharu after Levy, wand125, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · 7 cases, n=11 to 31

s(11)≥381/100, s(26)≥1377/250 and s(29)≥571/100, by Tokoharu's rectangle-density certificates of 22 September 2026. The n=26 and n=29 certificates also give s(27),s(28)≥1377/250 and s(30),s(31)≥571/100 by monotonicity.

Each certificate is an exact nonnegative rational density on rectangles, D4-expanded, of total mass below its count, such that the shrunken core of every rotated unit square at each of 201 net directions captures mass at least one.

Each of the three passed a complete 201-direction replay here on 22 September 2026 of the source's interval checker, behind this repository's exact preflight of the candidate-to-input enclosures, orbit normalization, total mass, net and shrink premises and the axis-event partition.

Tokoharu, square-packing-density-bounds, after Levy and wand125: the author's announcement says it was inspired by @ojoshe and @wand125, and the README credits jlevy/squares, through wand125's attribution, for row and column generation and branch-and-bound. The rectangle-density method and its interval verifier are Tokoharu's.

Significance, composition and next rung
Significance
Scored at S4 by the anchor "a reusable technique": the rectangle-density certificate and its interval verifier are Tokoharu's, and wand125's certificates at 48 counts (T-045, T-046) and its n=50 checker (T-048) are built on them. Its own bounds moved n=26 to 31 by 0.02 to 0.38 over Nagamochi's closed form; at n=11 it is below the standing bound and never held a field.
Composition
Three primary certificates and four monotone transfers (27 and 28 from n=26, 30 and 31 from n=29), each one deletion step that adds no premise, so every count keeps the replay's V3/C3. One interval-certified method, replayed here: C3.
Next rung
V4 and C4 need two adversarial AI reviews by distinct reviewers and a human oversight record, and none is retained. A second machine method would be a method-distinct decision of global rotated coverage; the exact rational polygon and derivative probes exercise the interval kernel but decide no coverage. Superseded as the verified lower bound by wand125's replayed rectangle certificates at n=27, 28 and 31 on 2026-09-27 (T-045), and at n=26 and 30 (T-045) and n=29 (T-070) on 2026-10-02; at n=11 it never held the field, being below T-033 and Kleddamag's 31/8 (T-037). Stays true as stated.
Novelty
previously-published Present in an identified source

The cases

This result concerns 7 cases, too many to draw one by one. Each is listed with the film’s bounds, the proved lower bound and the best known side, and links to its case record, where its packing and number line are drawn.

nProved lowerBest knownGapStatusRecords
113.8770843.8770840provedO=Rfrontier n-011.md
265.5450005.6213210.07632034…open=frontier n-026.md
275.6435005.7071070.06360678…frontier n-027.md
285.7350005.8244450.08944461…open=Rfrontier n-028.md
295.8100005.9338340.12383346…open≈frontier n-029.md
305.88350060.1165open=frontier n-030.md
315.9525000.0475frontier n-031.md

Results on these cases

39 results in the register on these cases, oldest first
  1. 1979 published T-011 · case 11

    Trump's 1979 packing is exactly valid, so s(11)≤3.877083590022814…

    upper bound confirmed

    Trump · Trump 2023 · register

  2. 2005 published T-007 · 7 of these cases

    s(n)≥min(⌈n⌉,n−2⌊n⌋+1+1) for 4≤n≤324

    lower bound incomplete on these cases, superseded by T-060, T-068, T-074, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-108 and T-109

    Nagamochi · Nagamochi 2005 · source · register

  3. 2026-08-24 established T-010 · case 11

    s(11)≥2+4/5, by a repair of Stromquist 2003's Figure 14 point set

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy after Stromquist · register

  4. 2026-08-29 established T-009 · case 29

    s(29)≤5.933833…, by a Krawczyk interval certificate

    upper bound confirmed

    Levy · register

  5. 2026-09-04 established T-018 · case 11

    s(11)≥381/100=3.81

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register

  6. 2026-09-04 published T-085 · 7 of these cases

    Nagamochi 2005, Lemma 1 is false for every container with a>3 and b>2

    correction confirmed

    Karakuş; chelokot · Karakuş 2026 · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · register

  7. 2026-09-06 established T-022 · case 11

    s(11)≥381008100042893309449/899996306539=3.8100257…

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · source · register

  8. 2026-09-08 established T-023 · case 11

    Conditional exclusion: no eleven-square packing in the four-owner branch at q=96/25

    case exclusion confirmed superseded in part by T-060

    Levy · source · register

  9. 2026-09-09 established T-024 · case 11

    s(11)≥3175000518400042893309449/598960960743657=3.8166095…

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · source · register

  10. 2026-09-09 established T-025 · case 11

    s(11)≥191/50=3.82, by a threshold certificate

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy · source · register

  11. 2026-09-09 established T-026 · case 11

    s(11)≥955000518400042893309449/179696714646249=3.8264474…

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy · source · register

  12. 2026-09-20 established T-031 · case 11

    The octagon corner class (threshold 1/2) holds no eleven-square packing at side 96/25

    case exclusion confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy · register

  13. 2026-09-22 established T-033 · case 11

    s(11)≥9550002073600042893309449/359341754646249=3.8269975…

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Levy · source · register

  14. 2026-09-22 published T-037 · case 11

    s(11)>31/8=3.875

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Kleddamag after Levy, Guzhou0806, Mira · Kleddamag n11 2026 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register

  15. 2026-09-22 published T-044 · cases 26, 29

    Weighted point lower bounds for ten counts in n=26…72, plus seven from the same files

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-105 and T-108

    wand125 after Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 point bounds 2026 · packet · source · review · register

  16. 2026-09-22 published T-047 this result · 7 of these cases

    s(11)≥381/100; s(n)≥1377/250 for n=26…28; s(n)≥571/100 for n=29…31

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060, T-068, T-074, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-108 and T-109

    Tokoharu after Levy, wand125, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · Tokoharu density 2026 · packet · source · review · register

  17. 2026-09-24 established T-035 · case 11

    Six-plus-five packings near Trump's tilt with side ≤Uhi lie within rho of his pose

    case exclusion confirmed

    Levy · register

  18. 2026-09-24 established T-036 · case 11

    Trump's pose is optimal among six-plus-five packings near its tilt, unique up to symmetry

    restricted optimality confirmed superseded in part by T-060 and T-112

    Levy · register

  19. 2026-09-27 published T-045 · 5 of these cases

    Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 15 counts in n=18…78

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-068, T-074, T-105, T-106, T-107 and T-109

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · packet · packet · source · review · register

  20. 2026-09-27 published T-046 · 6 of these cases

    Rectangle-density lower bounds reported for 48 counts in n=18…95

    lower bound recorded superseded by T-068, T-074, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-108 and T-109

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · register

  21. 2026-09-28 published T-070 · case 29

    Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 25 counts in n=29…95

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-108

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · source · review · register

  22. 2026-09-29 published T-058 · 7 of these cases

    Rectangle-certificate ceiling α·UB(n) proved for n=1..100; B·UB(n) on 64 grid rows

    method limit confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Daniel · wand125 tools 2026 · packet · register

  23. 2026-09-29 published T-059 · case 11

    Reported equality of 12028 n11 row minima reproduced by a complete bound replay

    audit confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Daniel · wand125 tools 2026 · packet · register

  24. 2026-09-29 published T-060 · case 11

    Trump's eleven-square packing is globally optimal

    optimality confirmed

    Ahmed after Levy, Kleddamag · Ahmed n11 optimality 2026 · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register

  25. 2026-09-29 published T-061 · case 11

    s(11)>3875000000/999999999=3.875000003875…, 3.9e-9 above 31/8

    lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060

    Wang, Li after Kleddamag, Levy · Wang Li n11 2026 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register

  26. 2026-09-29 published T-083 · 7 of these cases

    s(n)≥1/2+n−⌊n⌋+1/4 for every nonsquare 8≤n≤324

    lower bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-060, T-068, T-074, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-108 and T-109

    Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register

  27. 2026-10-01 published T-068 · 6 of these cases

    Rectangle-density lower bounds verified at 34 counts in n=19…95

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register

  28. 2026-10-01 published T-074 · 6 of these cases

    Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 31 counts in n=19…95

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · packet · source · review · register

  29. 2026-10-05 published T-101 · case 28

    Exact certificates of 77 catalogue packings: s(n) ≤ S', 1.2e-16 to 9.8e-15 above each side

    upper bound confirmed

    Daniel after Couzo, de Winter, Ellsworth, Levy · evand exact optima 2026-10-05 · packet · register

  30. 2026-10-06 published T-105 · case 26

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at n=26, on a declared net

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register

  31. 2026-10-06 published T-106 · case 27

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at n=27, on a declared net

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register

  32. 2026-10-06 published T-107 · case 28

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at n=28, on a declared net

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register

  33. 2026-10-06 published T-108 · case 29

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at n=29, on a declared net

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register

  34. 2026-10-06 published T-109 · case 30

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at n=30, on a declared net

    lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register

  35. 2026-10-06 established T-112 · case 11

    Trump's packing is the only optimal packing of eleven squares, up to symmetry

    uniqueness confirmed

    Levy after Ahmed · packet · register

  36. 2026-10-07 published T-124 · cases 11, 28, 30, 31

    Reported non-strict local minima for 178 source configurations

    restricted optimality recorded

    Daniel after Couzo · Daniel exact and local reports 2026 · packet · register

  37. 2026-10-10 published T-132 · case 29

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound s(29)≥291/50 reported, on a 2,073-direction declared net

    lower bound recorded

    wand125 after Tokoharu and Levy · wand125 fine-net n29 2026-10-10 · packet · register

  38. 2026-10-10 published T-142 · case 28

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound s(28)≥2297/400 reported, on a 2,073-direction declared net

    lower bound recorded

    wand125 after Tokoharu and Levy · wand125 fine-net n28 n30 2026-10-10 · packet · register

  39. 2026-10-10 published T-143 · case 30

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound s(30)≥2357/400 reported, on a 2,073-direction declared net

    lower bound recorded

    wand125 after Tokoharu and Levy · wand125 fine-net n28 n30 2026-10-10 · packet · register