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1Space solar power — Space based solar power (SBSP or SSP) is the conversion of solar energy into power, usable either in space or on earth, from a location in space, usually geosynchronous orbit (GSO). Photovoltaics (PV) would generally be utilized for energy… …
2Packing problem — Part of a series on Puzzles …
3Packing dimension — In mathematics, the packing dimension is one of a number of concepts that can be used to define the dimension of a subset of a metric space. Packing dimension is in some sense dual to Hausdorff dimension, since packing dimension is constructed by …
4Space Shuttle Columbia disaster — For further information about Columbia s mission and crew, see STS 107. STS 107 mission patch The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS 107, the Space… …
5packing — /pak ing/, n. 1. the act or work of a person or thing that packs. 2. the preparation and packaging of foodstuffs, esp. to be sold at wholesale. 3. the way in which something is packed. 4. an act or instance of transporting supplies, goods, etc.,… …
6packing fraction — /ˈpækɪŋ frækʃən/ (say paking frakshuhn) noun 1. the difference between the mass of an isotope on the physical scale of atomic weights, and its mass number, divided by the mass number; often multiplied by 10 000 for convenience. 2. the fractional… …
7packing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contents, filler, stuffing, wadding; closure, stopper, bung, plug; pad, cushioning, buffer; lute, seal, gasket. See enclosure, composition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The preparation of goods for shipment …
8Sphere packing — In mathematics, sphere packing problems are problems concerning arrangements of non overlapping identical spheres which fill a space. Usually the space involved is three dimensional Euclidean space. However, sphere packing problems can be… …
9Circle packing theorem — Example of the circle packing theorem on K5, the complete graph on five vertices, minus one edge. The circle packing theorem (also known as the Koebe–Andreev–Thurston theorem) describes the possible tangency relations between circles in the plane …
10Close-packing of spheres — hcp and fcc close packing of spheres In geometry, close packing of spheres is a dense arrangement of equal spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement (or lattice). Carl Friedrich Gauss proved that the highest average density – that is, the… …
