
The author defines a ``loose-covering'' of \(\mathbb{R}^2\) by circles \(C_i\), that is each point \(x\in \mathbb{R}^2\) lies in some \(C_i\), but at most in the interior of two of the \(C_i\), and the center of a circle is not contained in the interior of any other circle. He then gives an example of such a ``loose- covering'' by unit circles deriving a lower bound for the arc \(\Delta\) of certain triangles whose vertices are centers of the circles \(C_i\). He suggests that there is no denser ``loose-covering'' than the one he found.
Lattice packing and covering (number-theoretic aspects), lattice packing, lattice covering, density, Inequalities and extremum problems involving convexity in convex geometry, Packing and covering in \(n\) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry), covering in the plane, Packing and covering in \(2\) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry), covering by circles, Minkowsky arrangement
Lattice packing and covering (number-theoretic aspects), lattice packing, lattice covering, density, Inequalities and extremum problems involving convexity in convex geometry, Packing and covering in \(n\) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry), covering in the plane, Packing and covering in \(2\) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry), covering by circles, Minkowsky arrangement
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