A simple proof of a theorem of Thue on the maximal density of circle packings in E^ 2

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Authors Wu-Yi Hsiang

Publication date 16 January 1993

Published in L'Enseignement Mathématique. 2e Série (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

circle packingsEuclidean planemaximal density

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Packing and covering in (2) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C15)

Review text

The author gives a proof ``which is simple, elementary and short of the well known theorem, that the maximal density of circle packings in the Euclidean plane is \(\pi/\sqrt{12}\).

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• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 149045 (Why is no real title available?)
• High-density hard-core model on triangular and hexagonal lattices

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