Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups - (Grundlehren Der Mathematischen Wissenschaften) 3rd Edition by John Conway & Neil J a Sloane (Hardcover)

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The third edition of this timely, definitive, and popular book continues to pursue the question: what is the most efficient way to pack a large number of equal spheres in n-dimensional Euclidean space?
Author(s): John Conway & Neil J a Sloane
706 Pages
Mathematics, Number Theory
Series Name: Grundlehren Der Mathematischen Wissenschaften

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The third edition of this timely, definitive, and popular book continues to pursue the question: what is the most efficient way to pack a large number of equal spheres in n-dimensional Euclidean space? The authors also continue to examine related problems such as the kissing number problem, the covering problem, the quantizing problem, and the classification of lattices and quadratic forms.

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Third Edition

J.H. Conway and N.J.A. Sloane

Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups

"This is the third edition of this reference work in the literature on sphere packings and related subjects. In addition to the content of the preceding editions, the present edition provides in its preface a detailed survey on recent developments in the field, and an exhaustive supplementary bibliography for 1988-1998. A few chapters in the main text have also been revised."--MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS

Dimensions (Overall): 9.51 Inches (H) x 6.41 Inches (W) x 1.55 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.62 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 706

Genre: Mathematics

Sub-Genre: Number Theory

Series Title: Grundlehren Der Mathematischen Wissenschaften

Publisher: Springer

Format: Hardcover

Author: John Conway & Neil J a Sloane

Language: English

Street Date: December 7, 1998

TCIN: 1005873207

UPC: 9780387985855

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-3742

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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