Relation to sphere packing
Wilson, A. J. C.,
Karen, V. L. and
Mighell, A.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2006).
Vol. C,
Section 9.7.7.1,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000623 ]
point molecular contacts can be achieved, respectively, by tetragonal close packing (I 4/ mmm), by I -centred cubic packing (), and by
primitive cubic packing (). For a review and some derivations of the densest packing of equal spheres, see ...
Molecular packing
Wilson, A. J. C.,
Karen, V. L. and
Mighell, A.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2006).
Vol. C,
Section 9.7.7,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000623 ]
not necessarily the densest, packing of spheres. For example, ten-point, eight-point and six-point molecular contacts can be achieved, respectively, by tetragonal close packing (I 4/ mmm), by I -centred cubic packing (), and by
primitive cubic packing ...