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The densest packings of n equal circles in a square have been determined earlier for n ≤ 20 and for n = 25, 36 . Several of these packings have been proved with the aid of a computer. The computer-aided approach is further developed here and the range is extended to n ≤ 27 . The optimal packings are depicted.
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Received February 11, 1998, and in revised form December 17, 1998.
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Nurmela, K., Ostergå rd, P. More Optimal Packings of Equal Circles in a Square . Discrete Comput Geom 22, 439–457 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00009472
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