18 May
2005
18 May
'05
1:43 p.m.
This suggests an interesting, though difficult, contour plot to make in the 1st quadrant of the plane: F(x,y) = the largest number of diameter-1 circles that can be packed in an x*y rectangle.
i've managed to find all F(x,y) <= 8. you can see them animated here: http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/ciranima/ erich