The sensual Apollonian circle packing (Q346261)

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    The sensual Apollonian circle packing
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6659601

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      The sensual Apollonian circle packing (English)
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      5 December 2016
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      This is a very picturesque expository paper which reveals surprising intimate relationships between geometric Apollonian circle packings and algebraic sensual quadratic forms of \textit{J. H. Conway} [The sensual (quadratic) form. Assisted by Francis Y. C. Fung. Washington, DC: The Mathematical Association of America (1997; Zbl 0885.11002)].
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      Apollonian circle packing
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      Descartes quadruple
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      sensual quadratic form
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      lax vector
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      superbasis
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      topograph
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      Apollonian kingdom
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