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Deja Vu
I'm somewhat annoyed with myself.
The "something unexpected" in my research which I spoke of was an illusion; I had neglected one significant fact, and I didn't need software support to figure it out. It didn't happen, and it doesn't happen; I was able to reduce the general case to the Zn case, where I'd already worked out what happens.
What galls me is that I made the *exact same mistake* back when I began investigating polygons. Admittedly, it only took a couple of days to figure it out this time, as opposed to the two or three weeks it took last time; that improves my mood some, but not a lot.
On the other hand, this week's misadventure does suggest some possible linkages between... well, no, I won't try to explain that. I may be able to salvage something useful, is all.
The "something unexpected" in my research which I spoke of was an illusion; I had neglected one significant fact, and I didn't need software support to figure it out. It didn't happen, and it doesn't happen; I was able to reduce the general case to the Zn case, where I'd already worked out what happens.
What galls me is that I made the *exact same mistake* back when I began investigating polygons. Admittedly, it only took a couple of days to figure it out this time, as opposed to the two or three weeks it took last time; that improves my mood some, but not a lot.
On the other hand, this week's misadventure does suggest some possible linkages between... well, no, I won't try to explain that. I may be able to salvage something useful, is all.