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Tagged diophantine-approximation — 1 entry. Clear

n runners start together on a circular track, each with a distinct constant speed. Must every runner, at some moment, be strictly farther than 1/n of the track from all the others?

Posed by Jörg M. Wills / (popularised by Goddyn) · 1968 · dynamical systems / number theory · difficulty 3/5

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