Monday 15 April 2013

Mathematical black holes

A black (and red) hole


15/04/2013

Thanks to a prize consisting on the proceeds of a football match, we learn about some numbers that attract the others, which can't escape from them.

Mathematical sequences which lead to mathematical black holes

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Friday 5 April 2013

Close-packing

Let's give away some balls.

05/04/2013

Organizers of Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup want to give away some official balls.

We face a close-packing problem in order to know if we can fill Maracana stadium with enough balls to satisfy the Championship organizers' wishes.

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