The six cylinders problem: D₃-symmetry approach

DOI10.1007/S00454-019-00064-3MaRDI QIDQ2227238zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors S. B. Shlosman, O. V. Ogievetsky

Publication date 10 February 2021

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.09833

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critical configurationintegrabilityunlocking procedure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of packing and covering (05B40) Packing and covering in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C17) Rigidity and flexibility of structures (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C25)

Abstract: Motivated by a question of W. Kuperberg, we study the 18-dimensional manifold of configurations of 6 non-intersecting infinite cylinders of radius $r,$ all touching the unit ball in $mathbb{R}^3.$ We find a configuration with [ r=frac{1}{8}left( 3+sqrt{33} ight) approx1.093070331 .] We believe that this value is the maximal possible.

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