Value of Solid-Packing Constant for Circles

Theorem

The value of the solid-packing constant for circles is estimated as being:

$S \approx 1 \cdotp 306951 \ldots$

Proof

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Sources

• 1969: Z.A. Melzak: On the solid packing constant for circles (Math. Comp. Vol. 23: pp. 169 – 172)  www.jstor.org/stable/2005066
• 1977: Benoit B. Mandelbrot: Fractals: Form, Chance and Dimension
• 1983: François Le Lionnais and Jean Brette: Les Nombres Remarquables ... (previous) ... (next): $1,30695 1 \ldots$