P82 · Packing and covering · Classic · Hard

Equal circles in regular polygons · m = 5 · n = 100

Pack n equal circles into the regular m-gon with centre (1,1), circumradius 1, and first vertex (2,1) so as to maximise their common radius.

Instancem = 5 · n = 100

ObjectiveMaximize circle radius

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Record	Value / interval	Author / holder	Source
External best known	[0.078846720976, 0.078846720978]	Paolo Amore	Packomania ↗
Site record	0.07884672	condor	Record details ↓

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Formal definition

ContainerThe editor and certificate normalise the container to the exact regular m-gon with centre (1,1), circumradius 1, and first vertex (2,1), while public scores follow the literature convention. Boundary contact is allowed.
SubmissionSubmit {radius, placements:[{x,y,turn},…]}, with each value written as a decimal string of at most nine places. Here x, y are centre coordinates; circles require turn = 0 and polygons use turn = tan(θ/2). Coordinates and turn must lie in [−4, 4], with 0 < radius ≤ 4.
ConstraintsExactly n congruent pieces lie wholly inside the container with pairwise disjoint interiors. Polygons may rotate independently by arbitrary angles.
PrecisionInput decimals are parsed as exact rationals and regular-polygon vertices are defined algebraically, with zero floating-point tolerance in feasibility checks.
ObjectiveMaximise the circle radius r (with container circumradius fixed at 1).

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Literature targets are converted at their published precision, while nine-decimal coordinate certificates are stored and displayed alongside the source values. Pentagon and hexagon rows n = 41–100 and octagon rows n = 41–48 cite Packomania's value and author without importing its coordinates; they start from an ordinary site grid baseline.

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the regular m-gon with centre (1,1), circumradius 1, and first vertex (2,1)

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Instance parameters

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