Distance ratio

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Place n points in the plane or in space to minimize the squared ratio of the largest to the smallest pairwise distance. Values are exact rationals of the exported coordinates.

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Max/min distance ratio, plane9r^(2) = 6.600+6.600978659−9.79e-04-0.015reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane10r^(2) = 7.713+7.713455164−4.55e-04-0.006reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane11r^(2) = 8.222+8.222295312−2.95e-04-0.004reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane12r^(2) = 5 + 2√3 = 8.464+8.464101615−8.88e-15-0.000reproducedFound by Ingo Rechenberg in 2006.
Max/min distance ratio, plane13r^(2) = 9.930+9.930035789−3.58e-05-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane14r^(2) = 10.994+10.994717906−7.18e-04-0.007reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane15r^(2) = 12.038+12.038438278−4.38e-04-0.004reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane16r^(2) = 12.890+12.889229908+7.70e-040.006reproducedFound by Timo Berthold et al in January 2026.
Max/min distance ratio, plane17r^(2) = 14.090+14.090518705−5.19e-04-0.004reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane18r^(2) = 14.725+14.725276092−2.76e-04-0.002reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane19r^(2) = 8 + 4√3 = 14.928+14.928203230−1.07e-14-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane20r^(2) = 16.734+16.734525501−5.26e-04-0.003reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane21r^(2) = 17.774+17.774980554−9.81e-04-0.006reproducedFound by Timo Berthold et al in January 2026.
Max/min distance ratio, plane22r^(2) = 19.053+19.053984510−9.85e-04-0.005reproducedFound by Timo Berthold et al in January 2026.
Max/min distance ratio, plane23r^(2) = 20.039+20.039612312−6.12e-04-0.003reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane24r^(2) = 14 + 4√320.928203230−4.26e-14-0.000reproducedFound by Charles Audet et al in January 2010.
Max/min distance ratio, plane25r^(2) = 22.121+22.121568203−5.68e-04-0.003reproducedFound by David Cantrell in February 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, plane26r^(2) = 22.810+22.810592955−5.93e-04-0.003reproducedFound by Charles Audet et al in January 2010.
Max/min distance ratio, plane27r^(2) = 23.083+23.083331496−3.31e-04-0.001reproducedFound by Ingo Rechenberg in 2006.
Max/min distance ratio, plane28r^(2) = 24.981+24.981438861−4.39e-04-0.002reproducedFound by Charles Audet et al in January 2010.
Max/min distance ratio, plane29r^(2) = 25.924+25.924603994−6.04e-04-0.002reproducedFound by Timo Berthold et al in January 2026.
Max/min distance ratio, plane30r^(2) = 26.879+26.879264785−2.65e-04-0.001reproducedFound by Charles Audet et al in January 2010.
Max/min distance ratio, plane31r^(2) = 2828.000000000−3.55e-14-0.000reproducedFound by Gianluca Costantino in August 2026.
Max/min distance ratio, space5r^(2) = 12/7 = 1.714+1.714285714−4.44e-16-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (3-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space6r^(2) = 22.000000000−8.88e-16-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (regular octahedron)
Max/min distance ratio, space7r^(2) = 2.293+2.293437256−4.37e-04-0.019reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (3-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space8r^(2) = 1 + √2 = 2.414+2.414213562−2.22e-15-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (square antiprism)
Max/min distance ratio, space9r^(2) = (9 + √129) / 8 = 2.544+2.544727086−2.22e-15-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (3-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space10r^(2) = 3.101+3.101626005−6.26e-04-0.020reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (4-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space11r^(2) = 3.384+3.384171992−1.72e-04-0.005reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (3-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space12r^(2) = (5 + √5)/2 = 3.618+3.618033989−3.11e-15-0.000reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (regular icosahedron)
Max/min distance ratio, space13r^(2) = 3.947+3.947141175−1.41e-04-0.004reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space14r^(2) = 4.165+4.165783475−7.83e-04-0.019reproducedFound by M. Sun and E. Samanta in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space15r^(2) = 4.398+4.398108949−1.09e-04-0.002reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009.
Max/min distance ratio, space16r^(2) = 4.553+4.553202961−2.03e-04-0.004reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (2-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space17r^(2) = 4.771+4.771073409−7.34e-05-0.002reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (5-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space18r^(2) = 5.047+5.047608573−6.09e-04-0.012reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (5-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space19r^(2) = 5.409+5.409960182−9.60e-04-0.018reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (4-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space20r^(2) = 5.799+5.799520109−5.20e-04-0.009reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space21r^(2) = 5.985+5.985519297−5.19e-04-0.009reproducedFound by David Cantrell in March 2009. (2-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space22r^(2) = 6.34552+6.345524236−4.24e-06-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and E. Samanta in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space23r^(2) = 6.61319+6.613190831−8.31e-07-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and E. Samanta in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space24r^(2) = 6.90131+6.901317674−7.67e-06-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and E. Samanta in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space25r^(2) = 7.04527+7.045279119−9.12e-06-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and E. Samanta in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space26r^(2) = 7.30530+7.305305322−5.32e-06-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and E. Samanta in June 2026. (2-fold rotational symmetry)
Max/min distance ratio, space27r^(2) = 7.52605+7.536738811−1.07e-02-0.142behindFound by M. Sun and S. Coutinho in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space28r^(2) = 7.68958+7.689588973−8.97e-06-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and P. Chopra in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space29r^(2) = 7.84943+7.849436186−6.19e-06-0.000reproducedFound by M. Sun and R. Mattankot in June 2026. (asymmetric)
Max/min distance ratio, space30r^(2) = 8.03171+8.034732554−3.02e-03-0.038behindFound by M. Sun and A. Shah in June 2026. (3-fold rotational symmetry)

Data as of 2026-09-12 05:21 UTC. Every value is certified by an independent validator; none is a claim of optimality. Nothing has been submitted to the page.