General solution to the spectator-first Tantalizer problem

DOI10.1016/J.DISC.2021.112515zbMath1469.05003OpenAlexW3180712879MaRDI QIDQ2043387

Wei-Tung Chuang, Fu-Yuen Hsiao, Hong-Bin Chen

Publication date: 2 August 2021

Published in: Discrete Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disc.2021.112515

zbMATH Keywords

Josephus problemcard magicTantalizer problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Permutations, words, matrices (05A05) Special sequences and polynomials (11B83) Recreational mathematics (00A08) Popularization of mathematics (00A09)

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• An O(n log m) algorithm for the Josephus Problem
• Functional iteration and the Josephus problem

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