Sphere packings
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Author
Contributions
- Talbot, J. 1974- - Contributor
Publication
1999 - Springer, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
60,250 words, Guess
Page Count
241 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17625079M
- ISBN-100387987940
- OCLC Control Number41165235
- OCLC Control Numberspherepackings00zong_247
- Library of Congress Control Number99015367
and 2 more
- Goodreads2048079
- LibraryThing6074493
Classifications
- DDC511/.6
- LCCQA166.7 .Z66 1999
Description
"Sphere packings is one of the most fascinating and challenging subjects in mathematics. Almost four centuries ago, Kepler studied the densities of sphere packings and made his famous conjecture. Several decades later, Gregory and Newton discussed the kissing numbers of spheres and proposed the Gregory-Newton problem. Since then, these problems and related ones have attracted the attention of many prominent mathematicians."--BOOK JACKET. "This tract gives full account of this subject. In addition to the classical sphere packing problems, it also deals with the contemporary ones; such as, blocking light rays, the holes in sphere packings, and finite sphere packings. Not only are the main results of the subject presented, but also its creative methods from areas such as geometry, number theory, and linear programming are described. The book also contains short biographies of several masters of this discipline and many open problems."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Universitext
Other Editions
- Sphere packings
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