T-058: Rectangle-certificate ceiling α·UB(n) proved for ..100; B·UB(n) on 64 grid rows
V3 C3 method limit confirmed
A rectangle-density certificate with core side B = 9977/10000 and the 201-direction net of step D = 83/40000 cannot have mass below n at any side L >= α U, where U is the side of any packing of n unit squares and α = B(1 + D) = 399908091/400000000; if every orientation of that packing lies in the net's D4 orbit, L >= B U suffices. For each ..100 an exact certificate of n disjoint net cores proves the ceiling at a side no larger than the corrected value of the source's update, B UB(n) at the 64 integer-grid rows of its table and α UB(n) at the other 36, with UB(n) the table's rounded value. The source's original B UB(n) is proved at the 64 grid rows only; at the 36 others it is neither proved nor refuted.
wand125, square-packing-tools, 29 September 2026, building on Tokoharu's rectangle method, solver and verifier and on Evan Daniel's point verifier. The source discloses Codex and Claude assistance.
Significance, composition and next rung
- Significance
- A tooling limit that could prematurely stop searches; resolving its premises affects safe integration but establishes no new packing bound.
- Next rung
- Rung 4 needs two retained adversarial reviews of the ceiling lemma and the exact verifier, by distinct reviewers, and a human oversight record. Separately, and moving no rung: decide whether a certificate with mass below n exists between B UB(n) and the proved ceiling at the 36 non-grid rows.
- Novelty
- previously-published Present in an identified source
The cases
This result concerns 100 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.
Results on these cases
124 results in the register on these cases, oldest first
1979 published T-011 · case 11
Trump's 1979 packing is exactly valid, so
upper bound confirmed
Trump · Trump 2023 · register
2005 published T-007 · 97 of these cases
for
lower bound incomplete
Nagamochi · Nagamochi 2005 · source · register
2010-09-13 published T-004 · case 46
Bentz 2010, Theorem 8 () is correct as printed, machine-audited in full
audit confirmed
Bentz · Bentz 2010 · source · register
2010-09-13 published T-006 · case 13
optimality confirmed
Bentz; Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · Bentz 2010 · evand square-packing 2026-09-28 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register
2010-09-13 published T-008 · case 46
optimality confirmed
Bentz · Bentz 2010 · source · register
2018 published T-087 · cases 37, 61
and , by optimal piercing
lower bound reviewed superseded by T-063 and T-069
Bašić, Slivková · Basic-Slivkova 2018 · source · register
2026-08-21 published T-015 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Massaccesi after Burns · Burns–Massaccesi n17 · packet · register
2026-08-21 published T-016 · cases 18, 19
for , by monotonicity from T-015
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102 and T-103
Massaccesi after Burns · Burns–Massaccesi n17 · packet · register
2026-08-24 established T-010 · case 11
, by a repair of Stromquist 2003's Figure 14 point set
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
Levy after Stromquist · register
2026-08-25 published T-049 · case 12
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-095
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register
2026-08-29 established T-009 · case 29
, by a Krawczyk interval certificate
upper bound confirmed
Levy · register
2026-08-30 established T-012 · case 5
Goebel's packing is second-order rigid at fixed side
rigidity confirmed
Levy · register
2026-08-30 established T-013 · case 40
Goebel's packing: seven verified first-order flexes, each refused at second order
rigidity confirmed
Levy · register
2026-08-31 established T-001 · case 17
, from a sixteen-point unavoidable set
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Levy after Bentz · register
2026-08-31 established T-002 · case 18
, by monotonicity from T-001
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Bentz · register
2026-08-31 established T-003 · cases 17, 18
The sixteen-point set's unavoidability ceiling lies in
method limit confirmed
Levy after Bentz · register
2026-08-31 established T-005 · case 13
Bentz 2010, Lemma 10 is false as printed and true as corrected to
correction confirmed
2026-09-03 established T-014 · case 5
Goebel's optimum is rigid at fixed side: its pose is an isolated feasible point
rigidity confirmed
Levy · register
2026-09-04 established T-017 · case 12
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-095
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-04 established T-018 · case 11
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-04 established T-019 · cases 17, 18, 19
for
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093, T-102 and T-103
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-04 established T-020 · cases 19, 20, 21
for
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-052, T-103 and T-104
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-04 published T-085 · 91 of these cases
Nagamochi 2005, Lemma 1 is false for every container with and
correction confirmed
Karakuş; chelokot · Karakuş 2026 · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · register
2026-09-04 published T-086 · 8 of these cases
for every integer ; are the cases held here
optimality confirmed
chelokot · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · source · register
2026-09-05 established T-021 · cases 20, 21
for
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-052 and T-104
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-06 established T-022 · case 11
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
2026-09-08 established T-023 · case 11
Conditional exclusion: no eleven-square packing in the four-owner branch at
case exclusion confirmed superseded in part by T-060
2026-09-09 established T-024 · case 11
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
2026-09-09 established T-025 · case 11
, by a threshold certificate
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
2026-09-09 established T-026 · case 11
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
2026-09-18 established T-027 · case 18
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-19 established T-028 · case 18
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-19 established T-029 · case 18
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-19 established T-030 · case 18
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-102
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-20 established T-031 · case 11
The octagon corner class (threshold ) holds no eleven-square packing at side
case exclusion confirmed superseded by T-060
Levy · register
2026-09-20 published T-032 · case 17
, and beneath it Mira's
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Guzhou0806, Mira after Levy, Burns, Massaccesi · n17 weighted certificates 2026-09-20 · packet · register
2026-09-21 published T-038 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Kleddamag after Levy, Mira, Guzhou0806 · Kleddamag n17 certified bound · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-21 published T-065 · case 17
, Bidwell's packing certified exactly
upper bound confirmed
Kleddamag after Levy, Mira, Guzhou0806 · Kleddamag n17 certified bound · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-22 established T-033 · case 11
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
2026-09-22 published T-037 · case 11
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
2026-09-22 published T-044 · 17 of these cases
Weighted point lower bounds for ten counts in , plus seven from the same files
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-068, T-074, T-082, T-090, T-091, T-105, T-108, T-110, T-111 and T-145
wand125 after Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 point bounds 2026 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-22 published T-047 · 7 of these cases
; for ; for
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
2026-09-23 established T-034 · case 21
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-052
Levy after Burns, Massaccesi · register
2026-09-23 published T-050 · case 21
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-052
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-24 established T-035 · case 11
Six-plus-five packings near Trump's tilt with side lie within
rhoof his posecase exclusion confirmed
Levy · register
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
2026-09-24 published T-088 · case 69
, Ellsworth's degree-38 packing, certified exactly from its picture
upper bound confirmed superseded by T-101
Ellsworth after hmbelvedere, Cantrell, Schadt, Morandi · Ellsworth n69 2026-09-24 · packet · packet · register
2026-09-24 published T-089 · cases 83, 87
and , Chang's packings, certified exactly
upper bound confirmed superseded by T-101
Chang, Ellsworth after Cantrell, Hajba, Stenlund, Bidwell; Chang after Ellsworth, Cantrell, Schadt, Hajba, DeVincentis · Chang n83 2026-09-24 · Chang n87 2026-09-24 · packet · packet · register
2026-09-25 published T-039 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Guzhou0806 after Kleddamag, Mira, Levy · Guzhou0806 n17 R052 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-26 published T-040 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Kleddamag after Levy, Mira, Guzhou0806 · Kleddamag n17 4.640020 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-26 published T-051 · case 32
optimality confirmed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026 · packet · packet · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · review 3 · register
2026-09-27 published T-041 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Kleddamag after Levy, Mira, Guzhou0806 · Kleddamag n17 4.66001 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-27 published T-045 · 15 of these cases
Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 15 counts in
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-051, T-063, T-064, T-067, T-068, T-074, T-090, T-091, T-102, T-103, T-104, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-109 and T-145
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-27 published T-046 · 48 of these cases
Rectangle-density lower bounds reported for 48 counts in
lower bound recorded superseded by T-062, T-063, T-064, T-066, T-067, T-068, T-069, T-074, T-082, T-090, T-091, T-094, T-097, T-102, T-103, T-104, T-105, T-106, T-107, T-108, T-109, T-110, T-111 and T-145
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · register
2026-09-27 published T-052 · case 21
, by a mixed cover of points and grid-line segments
optimality confirmed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026-09-28 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-27 published T-053 · case 45
, by a mixed cover of points and grid-line segments
optimality confirmed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026-09-28 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-27 published T-056 · case 68
Smaller packings for 49 counts from to , each certified two independent ways
upper bound confirmed superseded by T-118
Couzo · franciscouzo square-packing 2026-09-27 · packet · register
2026-09-28 published T-042 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Guzhou0806 after Kleddamag, Mira, Levy · Guzhou0806 n17 R067 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-28 published T-043 · case 17
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-093
Guzhou0806 after Kleddamag, Mira, Levy · Guzhou0806 n17 R068 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-28 published T-048 · cases 50, 51
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Daniel, Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 point and mixed bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-28 published T-054 · case 45
by a second, point-only route
simplification confirmed
wand125 after Daniel, Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 point and mixed bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-28 published T-055 · case 21
by a point-only route
simplification confirmed
wand125 after Daniel, Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 point and mixed bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-28 published T-062 · case 60
, by a mixed cover of points and grid-line segments
optimality confirmed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-28 published T-063 · case 61
, by monotonicity from T-062
optimality confirmed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026-10-01 · packet · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register
2026-09-28 published T-070 · 25 of these cases
Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 25 counts in
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-062, T-066, T-068, T-074, T-082, T-090, T-091, T-094, T-108, T-110 and T-111
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-09-29 published T-058 this result · 100 of these cases
Rectangle-certificate ceiling
α·UB(n)proved for ..100;B·UB(n)on 64 grid rowsmethod limit confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Daniel · wand125 tools 2026 · packet · register
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
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
2026-09-29 published T-061 · case 11
, 3.9e-9 above
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-060
Wang, Li after Kleddamag, Levy · Wang Li n11 2026 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register
2026-09-29 published T-083 · 85 of these cases
for every nonsquare
lower bound confirmed
Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register
2026-09-29 published T-084 · 8 of these cases
for every integer ; are the cases held here
optimality confirmed
Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register
2026-09-30 published T-064 · 5 of these cases
for every integer from 6 up; are the cases held here
optimality confirmed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026-10-01 · packet · packet · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register
2026-09-30 published T-093 · case 17
lower bound confirmed
Guzhou0806 after Kleddamag, Mira, Levy · Guzhou0806 n17 R071 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-01 published T-066 · case 59
, by a mixed cover of points and grid-line segments
optimality confirmed
wand125 after Daniel, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 exact covers 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-01 published T-067 · cases 77, 78
, by a mixed cover extended from Daniel's cover
optimality confirmed
wand125 after Daniel, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 exact covers 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-01 published T-068 · 34 of these cases
Rectangle-density lower bounds verified at 34 counts in
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-01 published T-069 · 5 of these cases
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds replayed at
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-01 published T-074 · 31 of these cases
Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 31 counts in
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-02 published T-071 · cases 84, 85, 86, 87
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds replayed at
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-075, T-090, T-091 and T-094
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds 2026-10-02 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-02 published T-072 · case 76
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound replayed at
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-091
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds n76 2026-10-02 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-02 published T-073 · case 83
Linear-measure lower bounds replayed at and
lower bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-075
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 linear certificates 2026-10-02 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-02 published T-075 · 9 of these cases
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds replayed at nine counts in
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds afternoon 2026-10-02 · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register
2026-10-02 published T-076 · case 82
Linear-measure lower bound replayed at
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 linear n82 2026-10-02 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-02 published T-077 · cases 20, 42, 70
Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at , 42 and 70
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-090, T-091 and T-104
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-02 · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register
2026-10-02 published T-078 · case 12
, Daniel's certificate rescaled by
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-095
squarepacker after Daniel · squarepacker s12 2026 · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register
2026-10-02 established T-079 · case 12
, Daniel's points re-weighted
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-095
2026-10-03 published T-081 · 6 of these cases
for every integer from 5 up; are the cases held here
optimality reviewed
Daniel after Burns, Massaccesi · evand square-packing 2026-10-03 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-03 published T-082 · 22 of these cases
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds verified at 22 counts in
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds 2026-10-03 · packet · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-04 published T-090 · 17 of these cases
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds verified at 17 counts in
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds 2026-10-04 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-04 published T-091 · 17 of these cases
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds verified at 17 counts in
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds evening 2026-10-04 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-05 published T-094 · cases 67, 84
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bounds verified at and
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds 2026-10-05 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-05 published T-095 · case 12
, Daniel's points dilated and re-weighted
lower bound confirmed
squarepacker after Daniel, Levy · squarepacker s12 2026-10-05 · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review 1 · review 2 · register
2026-10-05 published T-096 · case 18
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound replayed at , on a net the certificate declares
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
2026-10-05 published T-097 · case 66
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at
lower bound confirmed
wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds finer net 2026-10-05 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-05 published T-098 · case 68
Exact optima of 48 known-best packings:
s(n) ≤ S',3.5e-13to5.0e-11below each printed sideupper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-118
Daniel after Couzo, de Winter, Ellsworth, Levy · evand exact optima 2026-10-05 · packet · register
2026-10-05 published T-101 · 15 of these cases
Exact certificates of 77 catalogue packings:
s(n) ≤ S',1.2e-16to9.8e-15above each sideupper bound confirmed
Daniel after Couzo, de Winter, Ellsworth, Levy · evand exact optima 2026-10-05 · packet · register
2026-10-06 published T-099 · case 18
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , on a finer declared net
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 · case 19
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , past the best 18-square packing
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 · case 18
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , on the finest declared net yet
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 · case 19
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , on the finest declared net yet
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-104 · case 20
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-105 · case 26
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-106 · case 27
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-107 · case 28
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-108 · case 29
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-109 · case 30
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-110 · case 39
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 published T-111 · case 41
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at , 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
2026-10-06 established T-112 · case 11
Trump's packing is the only optimal packing of eleven squares, up to symmetry
uniqueness confirmed
2026-10-07 published T-116 · case 88
at nine counts, from the second SQUISH update’s new rational packings
upper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-127
Chaoweeraprasit after Ellsworth, Couzo and SQUISH · SQUISH second update 2026-10-07 · packet · register
2026-10-07 published T-118 · case 68
Exact rational ceiling refinements at
upper bound confirmed
Rehwaldt after Couzo and earlier contributors · Rehwaldt n68 refinement 2026-10-07 · packet · register
2026-10-07 published T-124 · 66 of these cases
Reported non-strict local minima for 178 source configurations
restricted optimality recorded
Daniel after Couzo · Daniel exact and local reports 2026 · packet · register
2026-10-08 published T-125 · 5 of these cases
Complete rational construction reports at 25 counts
upper bound confirmed
ry-xu · ry-xu square packing 2026 · packet · register
2026-10-08 published T-126 · case 51
Undilated n51 construction over Q(sqrt2)
upper bound confirmed
ry-xu · ry-xu square packing 2026 · packet · register
2026-10-08 published T-127 · case 88
Fourteen rational refinements, seventeen complete source cases
upper bound confirmed
Gupta after Chaoweeraprasit, Daniel · Gupta rational refinements 2026-10-08 · packet · register
2026-10-08 published T-130 · cases 84, 86
Five follow-up rational refinements from Francisco Couzo
upper bound confirmed
Couzo after Xu, Daniel, Ellsworth, Levy · Couzo follow-up refinements 2026-10-08 · packet · register
2026-10-09 published T-138 · cases 84, 86
Exact witnesses at Mishapolk's printed ceilings, the smallest known at 103 and 258 when registered
upper bound confirmed
Mishapolk after Stenlund, Friedman, Ellsworth, Chaoweeraprasit, Couzo, Xu, Levy · Mishapolk decimal poses 2026-10-09 · packet · register
2026-10-10 published T-132 · case 29
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound 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
2026-10-10 published T-133 · case 40
, by a clipped-corner transfer on a 401-direction net
lower bound confirmed superseded by T-145
Guzhou0806 after wand125, Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Burns, Massaccesi · Guzhou0806 n40 clipped corner 2026-10-10 · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register
2026-10-10 published T-137 · case 70
An exact rational refinement of Ryan Xu's packing of 70 squares
upper bound confirmed
Deleeuw after Xu, Levy · Deleeuw n70 refinement 2026-10-10 · packet · register
2026-10-10 published T-142 · case 28
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound 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
2026-10-10 published T-143 · case 30
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound 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
2026-10-10 published T-145 · case 40
, by a continuous-pose interval kernel
lower bound confirmed
Guzhou0806 after wand125, Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Burns, Massaccesi · Guzhou0806 n40 continuous pose 2026-10-10 · packet · packet · source 1 · source 2 · review · register
2026-10-10 published T-146 · case 70
Exact rational certificates at fifteen counts from Evan Daniel's regularized record lists
upper bound confirmed
Daniel after Xu, Chaoweeraprasit, Mishapolk, Levy · Daniel regularized lists 2026-10-10 · packet · register
Links
- On this site
- The frontier survey · T-058 in the results table · The optimality paper · The explainer
On GitHub, at main
- Register
- T-058 in
results.yaml, line 5071 - Evidence
E-wand125-tools-ceiling-certificates·E-wand125-tools-ceiling-report- Proofs and certificates
- certificate
ceiling-certificates-2026-10-02.json.gz - Sources
- wand125 tools 2026
- Source packet
resources/web/wand125-tools-2026-09-29/README.md- Artifacts
8 artifacts and controls
resources/web/wand125-tools-2026-09-29/receipts/ceiling-certificates-2026-10-02.json.gzresources/web/wand125-tools-2026-09-29/receipts/ceiling-certificates-2026-10-02.jsonsrc/sqpack/rectangle_ceiling.pydevtools/certify_rectangle_ceiling.pydocs/project/reviews/review-2026-10-02-wand125-ceiling-resolution.mdresources/web/wand125-tools-2026-09-29/README.mddocs/project/reviews/review-2026-09-29-wand125-tools-mathematics.mdtests/test_rectangle_ceiling.py- Case file
- each case’s file is linked from its row above