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Equivalence relation/N times N/Jumps (2,0) and (3,3)/Example

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Visualization of the example. The equivalence classes are colored differently.

We consider the lattice product set . We fix the jumps (think about a Meadow jumping mouse that can perform these jumps and no other jumps)

We say that two points are equivalent if it is possible, starting in , to reach the point with a sequence of such jumps. This defines an equivalence relation (the main reason is that for every jump also its negative jump is allowed). Typical questions are: How can we characterize equivalent points, how can we decide whether two points are equivalent or not?