In a pair of papers posted online this month, a Ukrainian mathematician has solved two significant-dimensional versions of the generations-aged “sphere packing” problem. In proportions 8 and 24 (the latter dimension in collaboration with other scientists), she has proved that two remarkably symmetrical preparations pack spheres together in the densest achievable way.
In a pair of papers posted online this month, a Ukrainian mathematician has solved two significant-dimensional versions of the generations-aged “sphere packing” problem. In proportions 8 and 24 (the latter dimension in collaboration with other scientists), she has proved that two remarkably symmetrical preparations pack spheres together in the densest achievable way.
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