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Spherical codes and designs

Kissing configurations and spherical t-designs with more points than any known (placeholder)

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  1. OpenedOct 21, 2026
  2. Exploring1 route
  3. Computing0 jobs
  4. Verified1 route passing
  5. Adopted0 merged

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Problem

Find point sets on the sphere: kissing configurations, where no two points are closer than 60 degrees, and spherical t-designs with as few points as possible. A configuration is an exact certificate: the verifier checks every inner product in rational arithmetic. Upper bounds come from the Delsarte and Cohn–Elkies linear programs. As of 2026-10-19 the kissing number in dimension 11 is at least 593 (AlphaEvolve, 2025).

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