Packing problems are a class of optimization problems in mathematics that involve attempting to pack objects together into containers. The goal is to...
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The bin packing problem is an optimization problem, in which items of different sizes must be packed into a finite number of bins or containers, each of...
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sphere packing problems can be generalised to consider unequal spheres, spaces of other dimensions (where the problem becomes circle packing in two dimensions...
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Set packing is a classical NP-complete problem in computational complexity theory and combinatorics, and was one of Karp's 21 NP-complete problems. Suppose...
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Square packing is a packing problem where the objective is to determine how many congruent squares can be packed into some larger shape, often a square...
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knapsack problem Cutting stock problem – Mathematical problem in operations research Knapsack auction List of knapsack problems Packing problem – Problems which...
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Rectangle packing is a packing problem where the objective is to determine whether a given set of small rectangles can be placed inside a given large polygon...
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space to the volume of the space itself. In packing problems, the objective is usually to obtain a packing of the greatest possible density. If K 1 , …...
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Circle packing in a square is a packing problem in recreational mathematics where the aim is to pack n unit circles into the smallest possible square....
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Circle packing in a circle is a two-dimensional packing problem with the objective of packing unit circles into the smallest possible larger circle. If...
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hexagonal packing is generally not optimal for small numbers of circles. Specific problems of this type that have been studied include: Circle packing in a...
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Sphere packing in a sphere is a three-dimensional packing problem with the objective of packing a given number of equal spheres inside a unit sphere. It...
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The strip packing problem is a 2-dimensional geometric minimization problem. Given a set of axis-aligned rectangles and a strip of bounded width and infinite...
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Discrete Ham-Sandwich Theorems: Provably Good Algorithms for Routing and Packing Problems". UC Berkeley. Retrieved 19 May 2014. Advisor: Clark D. Thompson Roth...
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sphere packings thanks to their large number. Sphere packing problems are distinguished between packings in given containers and free packings. This article...
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In geometry, close-packing of equal spheres is a dense arrangement of congruent spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement (or lattice). Carl Friedrich...
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Sphere packing in a cylinder is a three-dimensional packing problem with the objective of packing a given number of identical spheres inside a cylinder...
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Hilbert's problems are 23 problems in mathematics published by German mathematician David Hilbert in 1900. They were all unsolved at the time, and several...
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Many mathematical problems have been stated but not yet solved. These problems come from many areas of mathematics, such as theoretical physics, computer...
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applications, such as packing objects into shipping containers (see e.g. containerization: the related sphere packing problem has been studied since...
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In geometry, tetrahedron packing is the problem of arranging identical regular tetrahedra throughout three-dimensional space so as to fill the maximum...
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that. Covering problems are minimization problems and usually integer linear programs, whose dual problems are called packing problems. The most prominent...
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classification of problem-solving tasks is into well-defined problems with specific obstacles and goals, and ill-defined problems in which the current...
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Kissing number (redirect from Kissing number problem)
spheres it touches. For a lattice packing the kissing number is the same for every sphere, but for an arbitrary sphere packing the kissing number may vary from...
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Independent set (graph theory) (redirect from Vertex packing)
one need be output. This problem is sometimes referred to as "vertex packing". In the maximum-weight independent set problem, the input is an undirected...
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Unsolved problem in mathematics Is there any three-dimensional convex body with lower packing density than the sphere? More unsolved problems in mathematics...
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Bill Gosper (section Packing problems)
patterns by many orders of magnitude. Gosper has created numerous packing problem puzzles, such as "Twubblesome Twelve". Gosper was the first person...
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Logic puzzle (redirect from Logical Problems)
Wonderland. In his book The Game of Logic he introduced a game to solve problems such as confirming the conclusion "Some greyhounds are not fat" from the...
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Competition Nurikabe (puzzle) Packing problem Paint by numbers Peg solitaire Pentomino Pirate loot problem Plate-and-ring puzzle Problem solving Rattle puzzle...
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cover problem. Benchmarks with Hidden Optimum Solutions for Set Covering, Set Packing and Winner Determination A compendium of NP optimization problems -...
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