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Main Authors: Qu, Yanlin, Rokicki, Tomas, Yang, Hillary
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.20630
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  • Scrambling the standard 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube corresponds to a random walk on a group containing approximately 43 quintillion elements. Viewing the random walk as a Markov chain, its mixing time determines the number of random moves required to sufficiently scramble a solved cube. With the aid of a supercomputer, we show that the mixing time is at least 26, providing the first non-trivial bound.