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- From: maniattb@cs.rpi.edu (Bill Maniatty)
- Subject: Re: Torus vs. Hypercube
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.140852.3693@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Apparently-To: comp-parallel@cis.ohio-state.edu
- Sender: fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve Stevenson)
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- Organization: Clemson University
- References: <1992Dec27.201910.28352@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu> <1992Dec30.212717.23993@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 23:13:59 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.212717.23993@hubcap.clemson.edu>, heller@Think.COM (Steve Heller) writes:
- |> In article <1992Dec30.124438.28257@hubcap.clemson.edu> maniattb@cs.rpi.edu (Bill Maniatty) writes:
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- |> |> The fact that the 4^2 torus is isomorphic to the binary 4-cube led to an
- |> |> interesting question here at TMC about six months ago.
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- |> |> Is the 4^k torus isomorphic to the binary 2k-cube?
- |> |>
- |> |> The answer and the proof (which I found quite fun) is left as an excercise
- |> |> to the reader.
- |>
- |> Is this a closely guarded corporate secret :-) ?
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- Sorry, I just couldn't resist teasing. Thanks for posing an interesting problem
- Steve.
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- |>
- |> NOT! I'll be glad to send more information to anyone who wants it. I
- |> didn't want to spoil a fun excercise, though. And besides, after many
- |> years in school, it's fun to be able to use that phrase oneself.
- |>
- |> -steve
- |>
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- Actually we did this one in our office, and have a surprisingly
- simple informal solution to it. This is an interesting result.
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- Bill
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- | maniattb@cs.rpi.edu - in real life Bill Maniatty
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