Covering the unit cube by equal balls (Q945969)

The problem of covering a unit cube in \(d\)-dimensional Euclidean space by \(n\) equal balls of minimal possible radius is discussed in the well known book by [\textit{P. Brass, W. Moser} and \textit{J. Pach}, Research problems in discrete geometry. (New York), NY: Springer (2005; Zbl 1086.52001)]. Results for different values of \(d\) and \(n\) have been obtained by a variety of authors. In the paper under review, the author makes a contribution to the study of this problem by proving that the minimal radius of 8 congruent balls which cover a 4-dimensional unit cube is \(\sqrt{\frac{5}{12}}\).