Unsolved problems in mathematics | Combinatorial algorithms | Paper folding | Recreational mathematics
Map folding
In the mathematics of paper folding, map folding and stamp folding are two problems of counting the number of ways that a piece of paper can be folded. In the stamp folding problem, the paper is a strip of stamps with creases between them, and the folds must lie on the creases. In the map folding problem, the paper is a map, divided by creases into rectangles, and the folds must again lie only along these creases. credits the invention of the stamp folding problem to Émile Lemoine. provides several other early references. (Wikipedia).
