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Octahedron Nieuwland number

Prove that the Octahedron has Nieuwland number equal to 3√2/4, thereby establishing the conjectured optimal passage ratio for this Platonic solid.

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It is, for instance, still open to prove that the Octahedron has Nieuwland number 3√2/4

A convex polyhedron without Rupert's property (Steininger et al., 25 Aug 2025) in Section 9.2, Open Problems