Beiträge zur Algebra und GeometrieContributions to Algebra and Geometry
Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 267-273 (2004)
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Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie Contributions to Algebra and Geometry Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 267-273 (2004) |
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Lattice packings with gap defects are not completely saturatedGreg Kuperberg, Krystyna Kuperberg and W{\l}odzimierz KuperbergDepartment of Mathematics, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 e-mail: greg@math.ucdavis.edu; Department of Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, e-mail: kuperkm@math.auburn.edu; e-mail: kuperwl@math.auburn.eduAbstract: We show that a honeycomb circle packing in $\R^2$ with a linear gap defect cannot be completely saturated, no matter how narrow the gap is. The result is motivated by an open problem of G. Fejes Tóth, G. Kuperberg, and W. Kuperberg, which asks whether of a honeycomb circle packing with a linear shift defect is completely saturated. We also show that an fcc sphere packing in $\R^3$ with a planar gap defect is not completely saturated. Keywords: circle packing, saturated packing, completely saturated packing Classification (MSC2000): 52C15, 52C17 Full text of the article:
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