Magnetic Circle Packing in Creative Outreach and Refreshment

Year: 2015 Authors: Robin Linhope Willson

Core claim

Pentagon-based magnetic circle packings reveal a little-noticed geometry whose ideal diameter ratio is 0.701…, useful for creative science outreach.

Topics

magnetic coin tricks, circle packing, pentagon geometry, science outreach, mathematical art

Domains

circle packing, pentagonal geometry, symmetry, geometry constants, outreach design, paper cutting, decorative arrays, visual demonstration

Methods

physical coin arrays, magnetic mats, geometric tracing, paper folding

Media

coins, ceramic block magnets, rare-earth magnets, paper, stainless steel

Source status

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