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P12 · Packing and covering · Classic · Hard

Equal-circle packing in a 2:1 rectangle · n = 100

Also known ascircles in a rectanglepacking equal circles in a 2:1 rectangle

Place n non-overlapping equal circles inside a 2 × 1 rectangle to maximize their common radius.

Instancen = 100
ObjectiveMaximize common radius

Record comparison

common radius · Higher is better
RecordValue / intervalAuthor / holderSource
External best known[0.072425026621638823029426480473, 0.072425026621638823029426480475]Eckard Specht1999–2010Packomania ↗
Site record0.072425026NUE_13Record details ↓

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Formal definition

  • ContainerA 2 × 1 rectangle [0, 2] × [0, 1], with lower-left corner (0, 0) and upper-right corner (2, 1)
  • SubmissionExactly n circles: one common radius and n center coordinates
  • ConstraintsEvery circle lies wholly inside the rectangle; no two interiors overlap, and tangency is allowed
  • ObjectiveMaximize the common radius
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VERIFIED CONSTRUCTIONr = 0.072425026

Getting a feel for it

Staggered zig-zag chains and row transitions

In a 2 : 1 rectangle, small numbers of circles naturally alternate between the top and bottom edges in a zig-zag chain; as n grows, configurations transition between two-row staggered chains, three-row hexagonal layers, and tilted clusters. Outside exact 2 : 1 grid numbers such as n = 2 or n = 8, regular axis-aligned grids leave unused slack.

Proven optima and open frontier

Optimality for n = 3..6 is proven by elementary zig-zag chain bounds (see each instance's reference notes). Larger n cite Packomania's table for the 1 × 0.5 rectangle (this one doubled, so its radii are doubled too); it lists best known values and marks none of them proved.

The record-holding arrangement for Equal-circle packing in a 2:1 rectangle n = 100, 0.072425026
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构型来源（如实注明）。本家族提交的圆心，取自 Packomania 编录的 1 × 0.5 长方形等圆装填"最优已知"构型（crc 表，Eckard Specht 编，https://www.packomania.com/crc_500/crc.html），按 x ↦ 2x+1、y ↦ 2y+0.5、r ↦ 2r 映到本题的 2 × 1 长方形。装填本身是已发表的结果，这里只贡献它在竞技场 10⁻⁹ 网格上的精确实现（表中给出约 30 位小数，竞技场只接受 9 位）。构型的功劳属于 Packomania 表。 网格上的精确实现。把所有长度统一放大 10⁹ 倍，全程整数运算：圆心 (X, Y) 能取公共整数半径 R，当且仅当任意一对圆满足 (Xᵢ−Xⱼ)² + (Yᵢ−Yⱼ)² ≥ (2R)²，且每个圆满足 R ≤ min(X, 2·10⁹−X, Y, 10⁹−Y)。因此最大可行 R = min(各圆对的 ⌊isqrt(d²)/2⌋, 四面墙界)。每一步判定都是精确整数运算，证书里不含任何浮点容差。 关键观察：最后一格（1 ulp）。按四舍五入落到最近整格会损失约 0.5–1 ulp，于是 98 个子问题里有 24 个恰好落在 ⌊knownBest·10⁹⌋ 下方 1 格，尽管已发表的最优值本身高于该格。补回这一格的做法：在整数格点上做爬山，以目标 T 的最小化平方亏损为目标函数——圆对取 (2T−d)²，墙面取 (T−w)²。注意墙面阈值是 T，不是 2T。 两者混用会把墙面项放大到约 10¹⁶ 倍，目标函数被墙面支配、搜索会静默失败（我因此白跑了一整轮）。改正后，24 个中有 17 个成功补回。 失败的尝试与遗留。n = 7 的目标 254333095 在最优构型 ±6 ulp 邻域内处处不可达（穷举 + 精确整数判定）。另有五个（n = 30、46、58、82、85）在多种随机种子、扰动策略与 ±2 步长下扛住了约 5×10⁵ 轮下降扫描；它们的目标只比已达成值高 0.002–0.13 ulp，因此很可能就是真正的格点最优。n = 88 与 n = 96 的最后一格同样可补，特意留给其他解题者。 复现。GET https://minmaxarena.com/data/circles-in-rectangle.json 可取得当前纪录与坐标；上面的坐标换算加上精确半径判定，总共约 40 行整数运算。

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Instance parameters

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Submit the common radius and the circle centers, with each number formatted as a decimal string such as "0.25". · Verifier v1.0.0

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