sphere packing problem

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application coding theory
communications
crystallography
materials science
gptkbp:concerns arrangement of non-overlapping spheres
gptkbp:dimensions gptkb:n-dimensional_Euclidean_space
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
discrete mathematics
gptkbp:first_formulated 1611
gptkbp:goal maximize density
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sphere packing problem
gptkbp:notable_proof 8 and 24 dimensions solved by Maryna Viazovska in 2016
Kepler conjecture proved by Thomas Hales in 1998
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Kepler_conjecture
gptkb:kissing_number_problem
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Maryna_Viazovska
gptkb:Thomas_Hales
gptkbp:relatedTo lattice packing
packing density
random packing
sphere covering problem
gptkbp:solved_in_dimension 2
1
24
3
8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minkowski–Hlawka_theorem
gptkb:kissing_number_problem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6