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| − | Sphere packing has various applications in | + | Sphere packing has various applications in [[error-correcting code]]s, the channel coding problem, [[Steiner system]]s, $t$-designs, and in the theory of finite groups. The most important special case is the sphere packing in $\R^{24}$ via the [[Leech lattice]]. Finite and infinite sphere packing in $\R^3$ has applications in classical and modern [[Crystallography, mathematical|crystallography]]. |
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| + | J.H. Conway, N.J.A. Sloane, "Sphere packing, lattices and groups" , Springer (1988) | ||
Latest revision as of 01:32, 11 February 2012
Sphere packing has various applications in error-correcting codes, the channel coding problem, Steiner systems, $t$-designs, and in the theory of finite groups. The most important special case is the sphere packing in $\R^{24}$ via the Leech lattice. Finite and infinite sphere packing in $\R^3$ has applications in classical and modern crystallography.
J.H. Conway, N.J.A. Sloane, "Sphere packing, lattices and groups" , Springer (1988)
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Sphere packing. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Sphere_packing&oldid=20965
Sphere packing. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Sphere_packing&oldid=20965