Examples
Order 4 antimagic squares
In both of these antimagic squares of order 4, the rows, columns and diagonals sum to ten different numbers in the range 29–38.Order 5 antimagic squares
In the antimagic square of order 5 on the left, the rows, columns and diagonals sum up to numbers between 60 and 71. In the antimagic square on the right, the rows, columns and diagonals add up to numbers in the range 59–70.Open problems
The following questions about antimagic squares have not been solved. * How many antimagic squares of a given order exist? * Do antimagic squares exist for all orders greater than 3? * Is there a simple proof that no antimagic square of order 3 exists?Generalizations
A sparse antimagic square (SAM) is a square matrix of size ''n'' by ''n'' of nonnegative integers whose nonzero entries are the consecutive integers for some , and whose row-sums and column-sums constitute a set of consecutive integers. If the diagonals are included in the set of consecutive integers, the array is known as a sparse totally anti-magic square (STAM). Note that a STAM is not necessarily a SAM, and vice versa. A filling of the square with the numbers 1 to ''n''2 in a square, such that the rows, columns, and diagonals all sum to different values has been called a ''heterosquare''. (Thus, they are the relaxation in which no particular values are required for the row, column, and diagonal sums.) There are no heterosquares of order 2, but heterosquares exist for any order ''n'' ≥ 3: if ''n'' isSee also
* Magic square * J. A. LindonReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antimagic Square Magic squares