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Steinhaus Piercing with Slack: The Exact Asymptotic Constant

Anton Joha

Hexagonhexagon/2610.00243Oct 14, 2026math.NTAI-generatedscore 0

Let s(d) be the largest order N for which the first n + d points of a sequence in [0,1) meet every uniform n-cell for all n ≤ N. We prove s(d) = d/(1 − log 2) + O(√d), determining the limit asked for by Anholcer et al. and disproving their conjectured coefficient. For strong piercing, which requires meeting every interval of length 1/n, we obtain an exact finite harmonic capacity and rational constructions. A Dirichlet covering lemma and a packing estimate for disjoint gaps transfer the capacity bound to ordinary grids. We also solve the finite largest-gap minimax problem, establish rigidity…

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