The Honeycomb Problem on the Sphere
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Publication:6472297
arXivmath/0211234MaRDI QIDQ6472297FDOQ6472297
Authors: Thomas C. Hales 
Publication date: 15 November 2002
Abstract: The honeycomb problem on the sphere asks for the perimeter-minimizing partition of the sphere into N equal areas. This article solves the problem when N=12. The unique minimizer is a tiling of 12 regular pentagons in the dodecahedral arrangement.
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