The middle-regime doubling conjecture for distinct rectangle tilings

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Let T0,T1,T2,…T_0,T_1,T_2,\dots denote the threshold sequence used to define the middle regimes, and let W∗(n,m)W^*(n,m) be the minimum internal wall measure for tilings of an n×nn\times n square by mm rectangles with pairwise distinct dimensions. The middle regime for mm is

Tm−2≤n<Tm−1.T_{m-2}\le n<T_{m-1}.

Middle-regime doubling conjecture. For every m≥4m\ge4 and every nn in this middle regime,

W∗(n,m)=n+2(m−2).W^*(n,m)=n+2(m-2).

The formula is established in the source for m∈{4,5}m\in\{4,5\} by case analysis and for m=6m=6 by exhaustive certification; the conjecture remains open for general m≥7m\ge7.

References

Primary source

Diego Lago Gómez, “The minimum surface area of k unequal boxes tiling a cube: sharp thresholds, a fault-free law, and a reduction to two dimensions”, arXiv:2607.15894 (2026).

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