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OverviewHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In geometry, the kissing number is the maximum number of spheres of radius 1 that can simultaneously touch the unit sphere in n-dimensional Euclidean space. The kissing number problem seeks the kissing number as a function of n.In three dimensions the kissing number is 12, but the correct value was much more difficult to establish than in dimensions one and two. It is easy to arrange 12 spheres so that each touches a central sphere, but there is a lot of space left over, and it is not obvious that there is no way to pack in a 13th sphere. (In fact, there is so much extra space that any two of the 12 outer spheres can exchange places through a continuous movement without any of the outer spheres losing contact with the center one.) This was the subject of a famous disagreement between mathematicians Isaac Newton and David Gregory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lambert M. Surhone , Mariam T. Tennoe , Susan F. HenssonowPublisher: VDM Publishing House Imprint: VDM Publishing House Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9786131257292ISBN 10: 6131257299 Pages: 148 Publication Date: 25 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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