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Department of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
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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