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Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions

Apr 07, 201622 min
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Episode description

The Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska has solved the centuries-old sphere-packing problem in dimensions eight and 24.

The post Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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