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FOUR-DIMENSIONAL MAZES 191<br />

graph. The only difference is in how the resulting spanning tree is displayed.<br />

I've also thought about how to do this for 6-D (or even higher)<br />

mazes. My visual representation of a 6-D maze is a 2-D grid of 2-D<br />

grids of 2-D grids. I use arrows just as in the 4-D maze, except that<br />

now arrows can be short or long. A short arrow indicates connections<br />

within a 4-D subgrid. A long arrow indicates connections between<br />

adjacent 4-D subgrids.<br />

You can find a gallery of mazes, including a random 4-D maze, at<br />

http://www.es.columbia.edu/-cdo/maze/maze.html. Note, however,<br />

that this particular 4-D maze does not include the post-processing I<br />

mentioned earlier.<br />

Those of you who wish to learn more about 4-D geometry will be interested in<br />

HyperSpace, a fascinating journal on all subjects relating to higher-dimensional<br />

geometries, complex mazes, geometry, and art, and unusual patterns. The journal<br />

has articles in English and Japanese. Contact: Japan Institute of Hyperspace Science,<br />

c/o K. Miyazaki, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies,<br />

Kyoto University, Sakyo-ky, Kyoto 606 Japan.

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