Four icosahedra can meet at a point (Q1106477)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4062057
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    Four icosahedra can meet at a point
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4062057

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      Four icosahedra can meet at a point (English)
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      1988
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      Let \(N_{pq}\) denote the maximal number of congruent copies of a Platonic solid of type \(\{\) p,q\(\}\) which can share a common vertex but are otherwise disjoint. Obviously, for the cube one has \(N_{43}=8\), and in this paper it is proved that \(N_{35}=N_{53}=4\). Additionally, it is conjectured that \(N_{33}=20\) and, with less conviction, that \(N_{34}=7\).
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      Platonic solids
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      packing
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      arrangements of spherical polygons
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