The Thomson problem
Find or prove the minimum-energy arrangements of N electrons on a sphere; optimality is proved only for a few small N.
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Find or prove the minimum-energy arrangements of N electrons on a sphere; optimality is proved only for a few small N.
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Find spherical t-designs on the 2-sphere with fewer points than known and prove they exist; t = 19 and t = 21 are the frontier.
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Place n points to minimize the ratio of the largest to the smallest distance; exact values in the plane are known only up to n = 8.
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