RANDOM PACKING DENSITY.

Abstract

Random packing of spheres in two-dimensional, threedimensional and higher spaces is investigated. In onedimension this reduces to the 'parking problem' which has been studied by several authors. Some restricted random packing is analyzed in one, two, and three dimensions. The latter case is of interest in physical chemistry in connection with 'loose' and 'dense' random packing. Extensions of these concepts to lower dimensions yields some theoretical values of interest in a one-dimensional modified parking problem. Some applications of random packing are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619420

Entities

People

  • Herbert Solomon

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Packing Density
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Physical Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.

Technology Areas

  • Space