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    Four Dog Problem

    Definition

    In the mice problem, also called the beetle problem, n mice start at the corners of a regular n-gon of unit side length, each heading towards its closest neighboring mouse in a counterclockwise direction at constant speed. The mice each trace out a logarithmic spiral, meet in the center of the polygon, and travel a distance d_n = 1/(1 - cos((2π)/n)).

    Associated species

    mice

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