Sphere packing problem

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application gptkb:Physics
gptkb:Crystallography
Information theory
Materials science
Communications
gptkbp:category mathematical optimization
Geometric problems
gptkbp:concerns Arrangement of non-overlapping spheres
gptkbp:dimensions gptkb:n-dimensional_Euclidean_space
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
Combinatorics
Discrete mathematics
gptkbp:goal Maximize density of packed spheres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sphere packing problem
gptkbp:notableAchievement E8 lattice (8 dimensions)
Leech lattice (24 dimensions)
Viazovska's solution in 8 and 24 dimensions
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Kepler_conjecture
gptkb:Kissing_number_problem
Lattice sphere packing
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Maryna_Viazovska
gptkb:Thomas_Hales
gptkbp:open_problem General solution in higher dimensions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Error-correcting_codes
Coding theory
Optimization
Covering problem
Lattice packing
Packing density
Packing problems
Random packing
gptkbp:solved_in 3 dimensions (Kepler conjecture)
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:Thomas_Hales
gptkbp:year_solved_(3D) 1998
gptkbp:year_solved_(8D,_24D) 2016
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Discrete_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5