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December 5, 2018 -The kissing number and related problems (Oleg Musin, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
The kissing number and related problems (Oleg Musin, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Abstract: The kissing number problem asks for the maximal number k(n) of equal size nonoverlapping spheres in n-dimensional space that can touch another sphere of the same size. This problem in dimension three was the subject of a famous discussion between Isaac Newton and David Gregory in 1694. In three dimensions the problem was finally […]
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