The kissing numbers of tetrahedra

DOI10.1007/BF02711493zbMATH Open0848.52007MaRDI QIDQ1913596FDOQ1913596

Authors: Chuan Ming Zong 

Publication date: 22 May 1996

Published in: Discrete \& Computational Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

tetrahedronkissing number problemlattice packing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattices and convex bodies in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C07) Packing and covering in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C17)

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• Laminating lattices with symmetrical glue
• On the translative packing densities of tetrahedra and cuboctahedra

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