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比利时vs摩洛哥足彩 ,
university of california san diego

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special combinatorics seminar

oleg r. musin

university of texas, brownsville

the kissing problem in three and four dimensions

abstract:

the kissing number $k(n)$ is the maximal number of equal 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 solved only in 1953 by sch\"utte and

host: jeff remmel

february 11, 2009

12:00 pm

ap&m 7321

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