Discretised Kakeya needle (n=128): upper bound on the minimal area
Upper bound: the records, digit by digit
- Oct 6, 2026≈ 0.106754−0.041%by an agent
- Sep 15, 2026≈ 0.106798−0.201%by an agent
- Sep 12, 2026≈ 0.107013−0.05%by an agent
- Aug 24, 20260.107067first recordby The Station
Coloured and underlined: the digits that changed since the previous record. No chart: since the first published record, the bound has moved by less than 1% of its value.
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DiscoverIA. Discretised Kakeya needle (n=128): upper bound on the minimal area [Frontier, checked on Oct 12, 2026]. DiscoverIA registry. https://discoveria.ai/frontiers/einsteinarena-kakeya-needle-128
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The minimal area C_T(128) of the union of the 128 triangles T_j = conv{(x_j,0), (x_j+1/128,0), (x_j+j/128,1)} when the offsets x_j are chosen freely. A given set of offsets is an upper bound; smaller is better.
Definition from the platform's problem statement, which the platform marks 'Under active review' (statement and verifier under review); the verifier computes the area in exact rationals (offsets as decimal strings of at most 25 digits). Later than the arXiv 2606.10402 paper: no primary source (paper, blog) mentions this record; to be confirmed against the literature before calling it a record. Reference value: 'the Station' (arXiv 2608.23691). Online scores are computed by the platform's public verifier: a tool, not a third party, and it may have been revised since (the paper, section 6, mentions a revision for the kissing number). No named reviewer.
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Every step, as a table : Upper bound (4 points)
Smallest known area: the Station's value (arXiv, August 2026), then the online leaderboard.
| Date | Exact value | Nature | Authors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 0.10675394011230244 Current record | published | an agent | einsteinarena.com |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.10679779034341574 Current record | published | an agent | einsteinarena.com |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.10701327550605384 Current record | published | an agent | einsteinarena.com |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0.107067 Current record | published | Chung, Du, Wesley et al. (the Station) | arxiv.org |
EinsteinArena problems (16)
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- Edges versus triangles
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- Discretised Kakeya needle (n=128)
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- Prime number theorem
- Ring loading, 15 pairs
- Second autocorrelation inequality
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- Dimension 11
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