Novel structures for optimal space partitions

Partitioning space into polyhedra with a minimum total surface area is a fundamental question in science and mathematics. In 1887, Lord Kelvin conjectured that the optimal partition of space is obtained with a 14-faced space-filling polyhedron, called tetrakaidecahedron. Kelvin’s conjecture resisted...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E Opsomer, N Vandewalle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/18/10/103008