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