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{\bf Walter Stromquist}
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{\bf Envy-Free Cake Divisions Cannot be Found by Finite Protocols}
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We show that no finite protocol (even if unbounded) can guarantee an
envy-free division of a cake among three or more players, if each
player is to receive a single connected piece.



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