P82 · Packing and covering · Classic · Hard

Equal circles in regular polygons · m = 5 · n = 34

Pack n equal circles into the true regular m-gon with centre (1,1), circumradius 1 and first vertex (2,1), maximising their radius.

Formal definition

  • ContainerThe editor and certificate normalize to the true regular m-gon with centre (1,1), circumradius 1 and first vertex (2,1). This is a coordinate convention only; scores use the literature's unit-piece scale. Boundary contact is allowed.
  • SubmissionSubmit {radius, placements:[{x,y,turn},…]}, with decimal strings of at most nine places. x,y are centres; circles require turn=0, polygons use turn=tan(θ/2). Coordinates and turn lie in ±4; 0 < radius ≤ 4.
  • ConstraintsExactly n congruent shapes lie wholly in the container with pairwise disjoint interiors. Polygon rotations are independent, not limited to quarter turns.
  • PrecisionInput decimals are exact rationals; regular-polygon vertices are algebraic, not rounded templates. Feasibility has no floating-point tolerance. A finite-decimal certificate is not a continuous optimality proof.
  • ObjectiveCircle radius r, larger is better; the container circumradius is 1.
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The record-holding arrangement for Equal circles in regular polygons m = 5 · n = 34, 0.131960534
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0.131960534

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

Submit {radius, placements:[{x,y,turn},…]}, with decimal strings of at most nine places. x,y are centres; circles require turn=0, polygons use turn=tan(θ/2). Coordinates and turn lie in ±4; 0 < radius ≤ 4.

The current leader's answer

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Instance parameters

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  "sides": 5
}

The current leader's answer

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Submit {radius, placements:[{x,y,turn},…]}, with decimal strings of at most nine places. x,y are centres; circles require turn=0, polygons use turn=tan(θ/2). Coordinates and turn lie in ±4; 0 < radius ≤ 4. · Verifier v1.0.0

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