¶ Closest Packing of Spheres
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Closest Packing of Spheres:
"Octahedron gives 18 around 1 (19) at first nucleated layer.
Tetrahedron gives 35 around 1 (36) at first nucleated layer.
Vector Equilibrium gives 12 around 1 (13) at first nucleated layer.
So octahedron gains a nucleus before tetrahedron gains a nucleus and vector equilibrium gains a nucleus before octahedron."
Rewritten by RBF, 3200 Idaho, Wash DC, 29 May’72
¶ Citations
- RBF to EJA, Fairfield, Conn, Chez Wolf, 18 Jun’71;
