It is sometimes overlooked that a function does not necessarily maximize where its derivative is zero. Oftentimes, a function will maximize at an end point of the range for which it is defined. Thus careful consideration must be given to the range over which functions are valid. In this paper a novel example of such a function is presented and a brief history and review of spherical particle packing in the context of crystallography are given.
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Crystallography
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1993
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