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Open problems tagged sphere packing

2 problems in the Math Lab index touch sphere packing. Each carries a precise statement, an honest status, and a computational line of attack.

Kissing numbers in higher dimensionsGeometry & Packinguntouched

How many unit spheres can simultaneously touch a central unit sphere in dimension d without overlapping?

Tammes problemGeometry & Packinguntouched

Place n points on a sphere maximizing the minimum pairwise distance. Find and certify the optimal configurations.