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Packing Meets Topology

Geometric Topology 2024-01-31 v2 Combinatorics Metric Geometry

Abstract

This note initiates an investigation of packing links into a region of Euclidean space to achieve a maximal density subject to geometric constraints. The upper bounds obtained apply only to the class of homotopically essential links and even there seem extravagantly large, leaving much working room for the interested reader.

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@article{arxiv.2301.00295,
  title  = {Packing Meets Topology},
  author = {Michael H. Freedman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.00295},
  year   = {2024}
}
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