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Optimal 24 mark Golomb Ruler Proven

Posted by michael on from the number-crunching dept.

globring writes "Four years ago, distributed.net users undertook the search for the optimal 24 mark Golomb Ruler. This year sees the successful conclusion of that effort. The diagram of the optimal ruler can be seen here. If you have no idea what a Golomb Ruler is, you can read up on them. Work on finding the optimal 25 mark ruler is still in progress."

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  1. I for one... by rueger · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... welcome our new Golomb rulers...ah I mean overlords!

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    Three Squirrels
  2. Re:I read the article and still have no idea... by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've been thinking and hearing about OGR for the 4 years since we started the project, and still have no idea what it is. I just let the math geeks understand, and I'll go on being blissfully ignorant.

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    Pretty Pictures!
  3. award for most scientific aol homepage goes to... by avi33 · · Score: 3, Funny

    golomb20

    Seriously. This is the type of thing you expect to see at cs.foo.edu/~golomb20

    Hey, I guess even mathematicians use aol. Well, ONE does, and maybe 19 other golombs before him.

    gears are for wussies

  4. Re:Nothing optimal about it! by Dachannien · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then I think your post title should be "Nothing ruler about it!" because it most certainly is an optimization problem.