The sphere packing problem in dimension 8 | Annals of Mathematics
Pages 991-1015 from Volume 185 (2017), Issue 3
Abstract
In this paper we prove that no packing of unit balls in Euclidean space $\mathbb R^8$ has density greater than that of the $E_8$-lattice packing.
Authors
Maryna S. Viazovska
Berlin Mathematical School and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Current address:
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland