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P01 · Packing and covering · Classic · Hard

Equal-circle packing in a unit square · n = 179

Also known ascircle packing in a squarepacking equal circles in a unit squarecsq

Place n non-overlapping circles of one common radius inside the unit square, making that radius as large as possible.

Instancen = 179
ObjectiveMaximize common radius

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RecordValue / intervalAuthor / holderSource
External best known[0.0386825683385, 0.0386825683395]See source attributionpackomania.com ↗
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Formal definition

  • ContainerThe unit square: the origin (0, 0) at its lower-left corner, (1, 1) at its upper right
  • SubmissionExactly n circles: one shared radius and n centres
  • ConstraintsEvery circle lies wholly inside the container; no two overlap in their interiors, tangency allowed
  • ObjectiveMake the common radius as large as possible
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VERIFIED CONSTRUCTIONr = 0.038682568

Getting a feel for it

Where the room for improvement is

Optimal packings are jammed contact structures: circles brace against each other and the boundary, with tilted rows, offsets, and the odd rattler touching nothing. Neat grids are almost never optimal.

Where the frontier is

The optima for n = 1–30 are proved and make a compact gallery of classic contact structures. For n = 31–300 the public Packomania frontier is imported; optimality remains open except at n = 36. The large instances share one dense table for algorithmic challenges.

Source
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