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On the maximum number of folds of a piece of paper |
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| Authors: | G J Rees |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering , Sheffield University , Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK g.rees@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Abstract: | We argue that a piece of paper, of thickness T and width W, can be folded a maximum number N?=?0.962 ln(f W/T) times, where f is a factor of order unity, determined by mechanical constraints. N typically takes a value of around six. |
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