Parker Square
The Parker Square is the unofficial name for the 3×3 semi-magic square created by the Australian mathematician Matt Parker.
Background[edit]
Parker was inspired by the 7×7 magic square of cube numbers created by Sébastien Miquel[1] and attempted to create a square with square numbers to win a €1,000 reward.[1] Parker then tried to create a 3×3 square using the following criteria:
The square[edit]
The square was first introduced by Parker himself in one of Brady Haran's Numberphile videos.[1] All of the columns and rows and one diagonal add to 3,051, but the other diagonal adds to a different sum, 4,107.[1] The square also repeats the numbers 1 squared, 29 squared, and 41 squared.[1] In the video, Haran asked if the square had a name. Parker replied "I don't want to call it the Parker Square because it doesn't work properly."[1] Haran subsequently coined the name "Parker Square".
Haran then named his video "The Parker Square",[1] created a T-shirt of the square,[1] made a website for the square,[2] and made a Twitter account with the handle @TheParkerSquare.[3]
Significance[edit]
Parker has expressed his desire for his square to be the mascot for "giving things a go".[1] He claims that despite the fact that it is agreed that the feat is not achievable with modern computing power and number theory, he tried to create a square anyway.[1]
The Parker Square website describes the square as "a mascot for people who give it a go but ultimately fall short."[2]
References[edit]
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