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Minimal Banach–Tarski decompositions

Cesare Straffelini, Kilian Zambanini Fundamenta Mathematicae MSC: Primary 03E25; Secondary 20E05, 28A05 DOI: 10.4064/fm250713-19-2 Published online: 8 June 2026

Abstract

We investigate the problem of finding the minimum number of pieces necessary for dividing a three-dimensional sphere or a ball and reassembling it to form $n$ congruent copies of the original object, generalising a known result by Raphael Robinson.

Authors

  • Cesare StraffeliniDepartament de Matemàtiques i Informàtica
    Universitat de Barcelona
    08007 Barcelona, Catalunya
    and
    Dipartimento di Matematica
    Università degli Studi di Trento
    38123 Povo (Trento), Italy
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  • Kilian ZambaniniDipartimento di Matematica
    Università degli Studi di Trento
    38123 Povo (Trento), Italy
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