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  2. Descartes' theorem - Wikipedia

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    Kissing circles. Given three mutually tangent circles (black), there are, in general, two possible answers (red) as to what radius a fourth tangent circle can have. In geometry, Descartes' theorem states that for every four kissing, or mutually tangent, circles, the radii of the circles satisfy a certain quadratic equation. By solving this ...

  3. Osculating circle - Wikipedia

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    This circle, which is the one among all tangent circles at the given point that approaches the curve most tightly, was named circulus osculans (Latin for "kissing circle") by Leibniz. The center and radius of the osculating circle at a given point are called center of curvature and radius of curvature of the curve at that

  4. Tangent circles - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, tangent circles (also known as kissing circles) are circles in a common plane that intersect in a single point. There are two types of tangency : internal and external. Many problems and constructions in geometry are related to tangent circles; such problems often have real-life applications such as trilateration and maximizing the ...

  5. Apollonian gasket - Wikipedia

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    The Möbius transformations of the plane preserve the shapes and tangencies of circles, and therefore preserve the structure of an Apollonian gasket. Any two triples of mutually tangent circles in an Apollonian gasket may be mapped into each other by a Möbius transformation, and any two Apollonian gaskets may be mapped into each other by a Möbius transformation.

  6. Kissing number - Wikipedia

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    In two dimensions, the kissing number is 6: Proof: Consider a circle with center C that is touched by circles with centers C 1, C 2, ....Consider the rays C C i.These rays all emanate from the same center C, so the sum of angles between adjacent rays is 360°.

  7. Circle packing theorem - Wikipedia

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    A circle packing for a five-vertex planar graph. The circle packing theorem (also known as the Koebe–Andreev–Thurston theorem) describes the possible tangency relations between circles in the plane whose interiors are disjoint. A circle packing is a connected collection of circles (in general, on any Riemann surface) whose interiors are ...

  8. SF county supervisor calls for 'mass arrests, detox, and ...

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    (The Center Square) - San Francisco County Supervisor Matt Dorsey, a Democrat and former addict, is calling for “mass arrests, detox, and treatment” of open-air, often homeless drug users in ...

  9. Circle packing - Wikipedia

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    For all these radius ratios a compact packing is known that achieves the maximum possible packing fraction (above that of uniformly-sized discs) for mixtures of discs with that radius ratio. [9] All nine have ratio-specific packings denser than the uniform hexagonal packing, as do some radius ratios without compact packings.