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Autores principales: Okubo, Tomoro, Kashiwagi, Yuzuri, Niida, Nobumitsu
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Publicado: 2026
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20182
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author Okubo, Tomoro
Kashiwagi, Yuzuri
Niida, Nobumitsu
author_facet Okubo, Tomoro
Kashiwagi, Yuzuri
Niida, Nobumitsu
contents We study the recursive structure of P-positions in the chocolate game $C_{m,m}$, an impartial game played on an $m \times m$ chocolate bar. We show that the set of P-positions exhibits self-similar patterns that can be described and enumerated recursively. We further establish a correspondence between these patterns and the cross-sections of a three-dimensional Sierpiński octahedron. Finally, we show that the P-positions can be generated by a second-order cellular automaton, analogous to the onedimensional Rule-60 automaton. Our results reveal deep connections between combinatorial games, fractal geometry, and discrete dynamical systems.
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spellingShingle Recursive Patterns in the Chocolate Game
Okubo, Tomoro
Kashiwagi, Yuzuri
Niida, Nobumitsu
Combinatorics
We study the recursive structure of P-positions in the chocolate game $C_{m,m}$, an impartial game played on an $m \times m$ chocolate bar. We show that the set of P-positions exhibits self-similar patterns that can be described and enumerated recursively. We further establish a correspondence between these patterns and the cross-sections of a three-dimensional Sierpiński octahedron. Finally, we show that the P-positions can be generated by a second-order cellular automaton, analogous to the onedimensional Rule-60 automaton. Our results reveal deep connections between combinatorial games, fractal geometry, and discrete dynamical systems.
title Recursive Patterns in the Chocolate Game
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20182