On the Exponent of an Osculatory Packing
- 1 April 1971
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Mathematical Society in Canadian Journal of Mathematics
- Vol. 23 (2) , 355-363
- https://doi.org/10.4153/cjm-1971-036-8
Abstract
Suppose that U is an open set in Euclidean N-space which has a finite volume |U|. A complete packing of U is a sequence of disjoint N-spheres C = {Sn} which are contained in U and whose total volume equals that of U. In an osculatory packing, the spheres are chosen recursively so that for all n larger than a certain value m, Sn has the largest radius of all spheres contained in U\(S1– ∪ … ∪ Sn-1–) (S– is the closure of S). An osculatory packing is simple if m = 1. If rn denotes the radius of Sn, the exponent of the packing is defined by: This quantity is of considerable interest since it measures the effectiveness of the packing of U by C.Keywords
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