The kissing problem in three dimensions

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-384

  Musin, Oleg R ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 32344448282     PISSN: 01795376     EISSN: 14320444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00454-005-1201-3     Document Type: Article

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