lew (10/22/82)
It seems to me that an essential feature of the candy bar problem is the lack of an absolute standard for a fair division. For example, one end of the bar might have extra goodies on it, which could be compensated for by unequal mass division. This occurs in real life with those luscious corner pieces of pan cakes. With only two people the problem of separate standards is surmountable by the divider creating a don't care selection for him or her self, and the chooser getting his or her best pick. With three or more participants with independent standards, I don't see how convergence could be guaranteed by iteration. Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew