Strange phenomena in convex and discrete geometry /
Convex and discrete geometry is one of the most intuitive subjects in mathematics. One can explain many of its problems, even the most difficult - such as the sphere-packing problem (what is the densest possible arrangement of spheres in an n-dimensional space?) and the Borsuk problem (is it possibl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
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1996.
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| Series: | Universitext
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Convex and discrete geometry is one of the most intuitive subjects in mathematics. One can explain many of its problems, even the most difficult - such as the sphere-packing problem (what is the densest possible arrangement of spheres in an n-dimensional space?) and the Borsuk problem (is it possible to partition any bounded set in an n-dimensional space into n+1 subsets, each of which is strictly smaller in "extent" than the full set?) - in terms that a layman can understand; and one can reasonably make conjectures about their solutions with little training in mathematics. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-153) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461384816 (electronic bk.) 1461384818 (electronic bk.) |