Packing 13 circles in an equilateral triangle (Q2227519)

The main result of the paper under review is the following. Theorem. The maximum separation distance of \(13\) points in the equilateral triangle of side length \(1\) is \[ 9 - 5\sqrt{3}-\frac{7\sqrt{6}}{2}+6\sqrt2=0.251813236653060481 .... \] Moreover the arrangement is unique up to congruence. This theorem gives the answer for a special case of so called the maximum separation problem.