Spheres and sausages, crystals and catastrophes - And a joint packing theory

Mathematical Intelligencer

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-21

  Wills, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0032337759     PISSN: 03436993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03024394     Document Type: Article

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