Mathematics – Metric Geometry
Scientific paper
2002-11-15
Mathematics
Metric Geometry
Scientific paper
The honeycomb problem on the sphere asks for the perimeter-minimizing
partition of the sphere into N equal areas. This article solves the problem
when N=12. The unique minimizer is a tiling of 12 regular pentagons in the
dodecahedral arrangement.
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