Tammes problem From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some natural systems such as this coral require approximate solutions to problems similar to the Tammes problem In geometry , Tammes problem is a problem in packing a given number of circles on the surface of a sphere such that the minimum distance between circles is maximized. It is named after a Dutch botanist who posed the problem in 1930 while studying the distribution of pores on pollen grains. It can be viewed as a specialization of the generalized Thomson problem . See also[edit ] Spherical code Kissing number problem
Tammes problemFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some natural systems such as this coral require approximate
solutions to problems similar to the Tammes
problemIngeometry,Tammes problemis a problem inpacking a given
number of circleson the surface of a sphere such that the minimum
distance between circles is maximized. It is named after a Dutch
botanist who posed the problem in 1930 while studying the
distribution of pores onpollengrains. It can be viewed as a
specialization of the generalizedThomson problem.See also[edit]
Spherical code Kissing number problem
