Five-or-more-half-twist Möbius-band aspect-ratio conjecture

An embedded paper Möbius band with 55 or more half-twists is a paper Möbius band embedded in space with at least five half-twists; its aspect ratio is the ratio of its length to its width. Five-or-more-half-twist Möbius-band conjecture. The infimal aspect ratio is

33.3\sqrt{3}.

Known results give lower-complexity benchmarks, including aspect ratio 3\sqrt{3} for an embedded paper Möbius band and aspect ratio 33 for a three-half-twist example, while the infimal value for five or more half-twists remains open.

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Primary source

Elizabeth Denne and Timi Patterson, “Bounded ribbonlength for knot families and multi-twist Möbius bands”, arXiv:2509.18370 (2025).

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