The E8 and Leech lattices are proved to be universally optimal in dimensions 8 and 24, respectively. Story by @EricaKlarreich about the mathematician Maryna Viazovska and her "magic function" that is illuminating the most mystical of dimensions:https://www.quantamagazine.org/universal-math-solutions-in-dimensions-8-and-24-20190513/ …
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Would that be 8 dimensional oranges
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Yes. 3d oranges would be too flat to bounce off each other in 8d, in the same way as 2d shapes do not have a volume.
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