Perspectives on Sphere Packing
Date
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
Matthew Jenssen
Location
Raiffeisen Lecture Hall, Central Building
Series
Seminar/Talk
Tags
mathematical_seminar_ics
Host
Matthew Kwan
Contact
Abstract:
The classical sphere packing problem asks: what is the densest possible arrangement of identical, non-overlapping spheres in Euclidean space? Over the past century, sphere packings have been intensely studied by mathematicians, physicists and computer scientists alike. The interaction between these perspectives has been remarkably fruitful, yielding new insights into the nature of packings and many related problems. In this talk I will survey these viewpoints, discuss recent advances, and highlight connections to combinatorics along the way.