honeycomb conjecture

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:concerns partitioning the plane into regions of equal area with minimal perimeter
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label honeycomb conjecture
gptkbp:namedAfter honeycomb
gptkbp:provenBy Thomas C. Hales
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:hexagonal_tiling
isoperimetric problem
gptkbp:state the regular hexagonal grid is the best way to divide a surface into regions of equal area with the least total perimeter
gptkbp:yearProved 1999
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:hexagonal_tiling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7