Cannons and Sparrows

Cannons and Sparrows

Explore the fascinating mathematical concept of fair partitions in this 23-minute video featuring Professor Günter Ziegler from Institut für Mathematik, Freie Universität Berlin. Delve into the intriguing problem of cutting shapes fairly, inspired by a blog post on the topic. Learn about convex equipartitions and their connection to equivariant obstruction theory. Discover how this mathematical concept relates to both cannons and sparrows, with illustrative approximations and animations. Gain insights into advanced mathematical research supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative.