A simple magic cube is the lowest of six basic
classes of magic cubes. These classes are based on extra features required.
The simple magic cube requires only the basic features a cube requires to be magic. Namely, all lines parallel to the faces, and all 4
triagonals sum correctly.
i.e. all 1-agonals and all 3-agonals sum to
:
No planar diagonals (2-agonals) are required to sum correctly, so there are probably no
magic square
In recreational mathematics, a square array of numbers, usually positive integers, is called a magic square if the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same. The 'order' of the magic square is the number ...
s in the cube.
See also
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Magic square
In recreational mathematics, a square array of numbers, usually positive integers, is called a magic square if the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same. The 'order' of the magic square is the number ...
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Magic cube classes
Every magic cube may be assigned to one of six magic cube classes, based on the cube characteristics.
This new system is more precise in defining magic cubes. But possibly of more importance, it is consistent for all orders and all dimensions of ...
References
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External links
Aale de Winkel - Magic hypercubes encyclopediaHarvey Heinz - large site on magic squares and cubes John Hendricks site on magic hypercubes
Magic squares
Recreational mathematics