A MOVING-KNIFE SOLUTION TO THE 4-PERSON ENVY-FREE CAKE-DIVISION PROBLEM

Authors
BRAMS SJ TAYLOR AD ZWICKER WS
Citation
Sj. Brams et al., A MOVING-KNIFE SOLUTION TO THE 4-PERSON ENVY-FREE CAKE-DIVISION PROBLEM, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 125(2), 1997, pp. 547-554
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics, General",Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029939
Volume
125
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
547 - 554
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9939(1997)125:2<547:AMSTT4>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We present a moving-knife procedure, requiring only 11 cuts, that prod uces an envy-free allocation of a cake among four players and discuss possible extensions to five players.