Covering the plane with translates of a triangle (Q848861)
From MaRDI portal
!
This is the item page for this Wikibase entity, intended for internal use and editing purposes. Please use the normal view instead:
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5674270
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| default for all languages | No label defined |
||
| English | Covering the plane with translates of a triangle |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5674270 |
Statements
Covering the plane with translates of a triangle (English)
0 references
23 February 2010
0 references
The author proves that the minimum density of a covering of the plane by translates of a triangle is 3/2. This establishes that triangles are the least economical sets for translative plane covering.
0 references
plane covering
0 references
covering density
0 references
lattice covering
0 references
triangle
0 references
0.9146856
0 references
0.9001502
0 references
0.8981531
0 references
0.8877569
0 references
0.8825159
0 references
