Packing, tiling, and covering with tetrahedra

DOI10.1073/pnas.0601389103zbMath1160.52301OpenAlexW2142823388WikidataQ24550920 ScholiaQ24550920MaRDI QIDQ5385894

Conway, John H., Salvatore Torquato

Publication date: 7 May 2008

Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0601389103

zbMATH Keywords

polyhedratessellations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Packing and covering in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C17) Tilings in (n) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C22)

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