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

1. RBF to EJA, Fairfield, Conn, Chez Wolf, 18 Jun'71;