T-113: at ten counts, to 303, from new SQUISH rational packings
V3 C3 Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-139, T-174, T-186, T-197 and T-222
Chaoweeraprasit (itsnaka), using SQUISH, establishes <= S_n for , 126, 129,
130, 154, 155, 180, 209, 238 and 303 in the ten-packing release submitted on
jlevy/squares#401 on 7 October 2026. Each S_n is the exact rational side in the retained
packing facts, from about 0.0004126 to 0.0067047 below the earlier reported upper bound
here. Each certificate supplies rational centres and rational half-angle parameters for
closed unit squares in the rational container.
The claim establishes only upper bounds, with no optimality or rigidity conclusion. The
author credits Ellsworth’s records and tools and states human-directed Claude Opus 5.5
assistance.
This repository confirmed the upper bounds by independently re-implemented exact-rational
checks: sqpack.witness.exact_verify and devtools.check_rational_witness_independent accept
every pair and container wall of each certificate, with both geometric controls rejected.
Significance, composition and next rung
- Significance
- New packings reduce the recorded upper bounds at ten counts by about 0.0004 to 0.0067, substantive case-bound improvements. They settle no exact optimum and introduce no proved general packing theorem.
- Composition
- Each source rational triple is converted without rounding to exact unit-square corners, at the source’s unchanged rational side. Both native exact_verify and the independently written rational-corner checker decide every pair and wall; the source-to-witness conversion and complete scope are accepted by the retained mathematical review. The wrapper binds the receipt to the decided witness, checks the full roster and upward decimal display, and replays both geometric controls. This is an independently re-implemented confirmation, sharing no verification code with the producer; the two first-party routes share the converted corners, YAML and Python rational arithmetic.
- Next rung
- V4 and C4 need a retained human oversight record for the claim, certificate, assumptions, two deciding implementations, controls and accepted adversarial AI reviews. The two separately prompted project AI reviews are retained; human oversight is not. Rung 5 needs a proof-assistant formalization with the open replay and two human expert reviews. No local or global optimality claim is made by these upper-bound certificates.
- Novelty
- previously-published Present in an identified source
The cases
This result concerns 10 cases, too many to draw one by one. Each is listed with the film’s bounds, the proved lower bound and the best known side, and links to its case record, where its packing and number line are drawn.
| n | Proved lower | Best known | Gap | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 10.620000 | 10.904822 | 0.28482101… | open= | frontier n-108.md |
| 126 | 11.235455 | 11.742641 | 0.50718541… | frontier n-126.md | |
| 129 | 11.374281 | 11.870014 | 0.49573226… | frontier n-129.md | |
| 130 | 11.420164 | 11.904484 | 0.48431819… | frontier n-130.md | |
| 154 | 12.426860 | 12.921101 | 0.49424049… | frontier n-154.md | |
| 155 | 12.468709 | 12.952261 | 0.48355174… | frontier n-155.md | |
| 180 | 13.432517 | 13.916994 | 0.48447636… | frontier n-180.md | |
| 209 | 14.473188 | 14.946224 | 0.47303461… | frontier n-209.md | |
| 238 | 15.441552 | 15.924107 | 0.48255398… | frontier n-238.md | |
| 303 | 17.418924 | 17.909959 | 0.49103397… | frontier n-303.md |
Results on these cases
34 results in the register on these cases, oldest first
2005 published T-007 · 10 of these cases
for
Lower bound incomplete on these cases, superseded by T-083, T-180 (reported) and T-216
2026-09-04 published T-085 · 10 of these cases
Nagamochi 2005, Lemma 1 is false for every container with and
Correction confirmed
Karakuş; Vlasenko · Karakuş 2026 · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · register
2026-09-27 published T-056 · 7 of these cases
Smaller packings for 49 counts from to , each certified two independent ways
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174, T-186, T-197 and T-222
Couzo · franciscouzo square-packing 2026-09-27 · packet · register
2026-09-29 published T-083 · 10 of these cases
for every nonsquare
Lower bound confirmed
Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register
2026-10-03 published T-092 · cases 209, 303
Smaller packings again at seven counts from to , each certified two independent ways
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174 and T-186
Couzo · franciscouzo square-packing 2026-10-03 · packet · register
2026-10-05 published T-098 · 7 of these cases
Exact optima of 48 known-best packings:
s(n) ≤ S',3.5e-13to5.0e-11below each printed sideUpper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-139, T-174, T-186, T-197 and T-222
Daniel after Couzo, de Winter, Ellsworth, Levy · evand exact optima 2026-10-05 · packet · register
2026-10-05 published T-101 · cases 108, 129
Exact certificates of 77 catalogue packings:
s(n) ≤ S',1.2e-16to9.8e-15above each sideUpper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-174 and T-186
Daniel after Couzo, de Winter, Ellsworth, Levy · evand exact optima 2026-10-05 · packet · register
2026-10-07 published T-113 this result · 10 of these cases
at ten counts, to 303, from new SQUISH rational packings
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-139, T-174, T-186, T-197 and T-222
Chaoweeraprasit after Ellsworth · SQUISH ten packings 2026-10-07 · packet · register
2026-10-07 published T-115 · 5 of these cases
at twelve counts, from the SQUISH update’s new and smaller rational packings
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-139, T-174, T-186, T-197 and T-222
Chaoweeraprasit after Couzo and Ellsworth · SQUISH update 2026-10-07 · packet · register
2026-10-07 published T-116 · cases 108, 180
at nine counts, from the second SQUISH update’s new rational packings
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174
Chaoweeraprasit after Ellsworth, Couzo and SQUISH · SQUISH second update 2026-10-07 · packet · register
2026-10-07 published T-129 · case 130
Three dated Daniel certificate reports with historical source custody
Upper bound recorded superseded by T-174
Daniel after Couzo, Levy · Daniel dated certificates 105 and 130 2026-10-07 · Daniel dated certificate 292 2026-10-07 · packet · packet · packet · register
2026-10-08 published T-125 · cases 108, 126, 129, 130
Complete rational construction reports at 25 counts
2026-10-08 published T-127 · 7 of these cases
Fourteen rational refinements, seventeen complete source cases
Upper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-174, T-186 and T-222
Gupta after Chaoweeraprasit, Daniel · Gupta rational refinements 2026-10-08 · packet · register
2026-10-08 published T-128 · cases 108, 155, 180
Eight complete rational refinements from Couzo
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174 and T-197
Couzo after Xu, Chaoweeraprasit, Gupta, Ellsworth, Daniel, Levy · Couzo exact refinements 2026-10-08 · packet · register
2026-10-09 published T-134 · case 303
Six exact rational certificates from Couzo
Upper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-186
Couzo after Polkovskyi, Chaoweeraprasit, Gupta, Xu, Daniel, Ellsworth, Levy · Couzo exact certificates 2026-10-09 · packet · register
2026-10-09 published T-136 · cases 154, 209, 303
Seventeen exact rational packings from SQUISH's third request
Upper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-174, T-186 and T-222
Chaoweeraprasit after Couzo, Xu, Göbel, Schadt, Ellsworth, Hajba, Levy · SQUISH third request 2026-10-09 · packet · register
2026-10-09 published T-138 · cases 108, 180, 303
Exact witnesses at Mishapolk's printed ceilings, the smallest known at 103 and 258 when registered
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174 and T-186
Polkovskyi after Stenlund, Friedman, Ellsworth, Chaoweeraprasit, Couzo, Xu, Levy · Mishapolk decimal poses 2026-10-09 · packet · register
2026-10-09 published T-139 · case 126
A more precise certificate of Xu's 126-square arrangement, from Daniel
Upper bound confirmed
Daniel after Xu, Chaoweeraprasit · Daniel trio126 2026-10-09 · packet · register
2026-10-10 published T-140 · case 209
Six more exact rational certificates from Couzo
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174
Couzo after Chaoweeraprasit, Polkovskyi, Xu, Daniel, Ellsworth, Levy · Couzo certificates 2026-10-10 · packet · register
2026-10-10 published T-144 · case 126
Linear-measure lower bound for , reported
Lower bound recorded on these cases, superseded by T-180 (reported)
Hosono after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 linear n122 2026-10-10 · packet · register
2026-10-10 published T-146 · cases 129, 303
Exact rational certificates at fifteen counts from Daniel's regularized record lists
Upper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-186
Daniel after Xu, Chaoweeraprasit, Polkovskyi, Levy · Daniel regularized lists 2026-10-10 · packet · register
2026-10-11 published T-149 · case 155
New packings of 155, 156 and 211 squares, each with an exact rational certificate
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-197
Ostashev after Nakajima, Levy, Xu · Ostashev records 2026-10-11 · packet · register
2026-10-11 published T-151 · case 238
Nine exact rational packings from SQUISH's fourth request
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-174
Chaoweeraprasit after Couzo, Gupta, Ellsworth, Friedman, Levy · SQUISH fourth request 2026-10-11 · packet · register
2026-10-12 published T-160 · case 154
A smaller packing of 154 squares from Daniel's size-chaining explorer, certified exactly
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-222
Daniel after Couzo, Levy · Daniel n154 2026-10-12 · packet · register
2026-10-12 published T-162 · cases 129, 303
New packings of 129, 204 and 303 squares, a cut-out and two compositions, each certified exactly
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-186
Ostashev after Nakajima, Chaoweeraprasit, Daniel, Xu, Levy · Ostashev compositions 2026-10-12 · packet · register
2026-10-12 published T-172 · case 154
A packing of 154 squares from Couzo, continuing Daniel's arrangement
Upper bound confirmed superseded by T-222
Couzo after Daniel, Ostashev, Fang, Ellsworth, Levy · Couzo issue-583 certificates 2026-10-13 · packet · register
2026-10-13 published T-174 · 9 of these cases
Tighter certificates at 68 counts from PingYou Ltd, of others' packings and its own
Upper bound confirmed
PingYou Ltd after Friedman, Ellsworth, Daniel, Xu, Barnett, Couzo, Ostashev, Chaoweeraprasit, Gupta, Fang, Polkovskyi, Levy · PingYou PR 574 certificates 2026-10-13 · packet · register
2026-10-13 published T-180 · 10 of these cases
Closed-form lower bound for every non-square , reported
Lower bound reviewed
Hosono · wand125 closed form 2026-10-14 · packet · packet · register
2026-10-13 published T-182 · case 154
Exact rational certificates at 154, 211 and 241 from Couzo
Upper bound confirmed on these cases, superseded by T-222
Couzo after Daniel, Ostashev, BuddenPing, Fang, Ellsworth, Levy · Couzo certificates 2026-10-13 · packet · register
2026-10-14 published T-186 · cases 129, 154, 303
Exact certificates at twelve counts from Polkovskyi, tightening the smallest reported there
Upper bound confirmed
Polkovskyi after Ostashev, Couzo, PingYou Ltd, Levy · Mishapolk KKT refinements 2026-10-14 · packet · register
2026-10-16 published T-193 · case 126
Exact algebraic sides at sixteen counts from Daniel, of packings the record credits
Upper bound confirmed
Daniel after Xu, Chaoweeraprasit, Ostashev, Couzo, PingYou Ltd, Gupta, Polkovskyi, Levy · Daniel exact current records 2026-10-16 · packet · register
2026-10-16 published T-216 · case 108
Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified, on the 201-direction net
Lower bound confirmed
Hosono after Tokoharu and Levy · wand125 fine-net lower bounds 2026-10-16 · packet · source · review · register
2026-10-17 published T-197 · case 155
Daniel's smaller n155 packing, started from Ostashev's packing
Upper bound confirmed
Daniel after Ostashev, Levy · Daniel n155 explorer 2026-10-17 · packet · register
2026-10-20 published T-222 · case 154
Daniel's smaller n154 packing, continuing Couzo's #586 arrangement, certified exactly
Upper bound confirmed
Daniel after Couzo, Ostashev, Levy · Daniel n154 sweep 2026-10-20 · packet · packet · register
Links
- On this site
- The frontier survey · T-113 in the results table
On GitHub, at main
- Register
- T-113 in
results.yaml, line 12094 - Evidence
E-squish-ten-packings-2026-10-07-report·E-squish-ten-packings-2026-10-07-exact-replay- Proofs and certificates
- certificate
facts· certificatesquish-401-2026 - Sources
- SQUISH ten packings 2026-10-07 (its own site, retained copy)
- Source packet
resources/web/squish-401-2026-10-07/README.md- Artifacts
32 artifacts and controls in 8 directories. Complete artifact list in the result entry. docs/project/reviews packing/devtools packing/resources/web/squish-401-2026-10-07 packing/resources/web/squish-401-2026-10-07/acquisition packing/resources/web/squish-401-2026-10-07/facts packing/resources/web/squish-401-2026-10-07/receipts packing/tests packing/witnesses/squish-401-2026
- Case file
- each case’s file is linked from its row above