JOURNAL ARTICLE

Densest Packing of Equal Spheres

Sidney Melmore

Year: 1947 Journal:   Nature Vol: 159 (4050)Pages: 817-817   Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Keywords:
Homogeneous SPHERES Close-packing of equal spheres Hexagonal crystal system Subject matter Subject (documents) Sphere packing Theoretical physics Physics Mathematics Crystallography Chemistry Statistical physics Computer science Geometry Law Political science

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11
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2.20
FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
2
Refs
0.85
Citation Normalized Percentile
Is in top 1%
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Citation History

Topics

Mathematics and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Geometry and Topology
Quasicrystal Structures and Properties
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry

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