Category
page 1Packing problems
knapsack problem
problem in combinatorial optimization
Kepler conjecture
mathematical theorem about sphere packing
close-packing of equal spheres
dense arrangement of congruent spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement
sphere packing
an arrangement of non-overlapping spheres within a containing space
kissing number problem
problem of determining the maximum number of non-overlapping spheres that can be simultaneously tangent to another sphere of the same size
packing problem
class of optimization problems in mathematics that involve attempting to pack objects together into containers. The goal is to either pack a single container as densely as possible or pack all objects using as few containers as possible
Conway puzzle
packing problem about packing thirteen 1×2×4 blocks, one 2×2×2 block, one 1×2×2 block and three 1×1×3 blocks into a 5×5×5 box
Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle
packing problem that calls for packing six 1×2×2 blocks and three 1×1×1 blocks into a 3×3×3 box
square packing in a square
two-dimensional packing problem
cutting stock problem
mathematical problem in operations research