Honeycomb conjecture
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The honeycomb conjecture states that a regular hexagonal grid or honeycomb is the best way to divide a surface into regions of equal area with the least total perimeter. The conjecture was proposed by Pappus of Alexandria (c. 290 – c. 350) and proved by mathematician Thomas C. Hales.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Weisstein, Eric W.. "Honeycomb Conjecture". MathWorld. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HoneycombConjecture.html. Retrieved 27 Dec 2010.
- ^ Hales, Thomas C. (8 Jun 1999). "The Honeycomb Conjecture". Discrete and Computational Geometry 25: 1–22 (2001). arXiv:math/9906042.
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