| Date: | Wed, 02 Mar 2011 |
| From: | Jennifer Park |
| Subject: | Zach Abel @ SPAMS Tomorrow, 4-231 |
Dear SPAMS people,
I usually spend way too much time trying to come up with a clever email
(yes, they're supposed to be clever) to send out to the SPAMS mailing list.
However, this week, I will not, since the abstract itself is already
awesome. If I could give a best abstract prize, I would give it to this
week's speaker, Zach Abel.
Enjoy, and see you tomorrow.
Jenn & Elette
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Stably Surrounding Spheres with Smallest String Size
Once upon a March SPAMS table, while I pondered how much cable
I would need to tie some netting tightly 'round my unit orb,
While the sphere I thus tried trapping, suddenly a bound came, capping
How much string is needed wrapping, wrapping round my precious orb.
Merely three pi is required to accomplish such a chore!
Only this? Well, just \eps more.
Ah, distinctly I remember, how I then wished to dismember,
Enough of the links that emb(e)raced that rare and radiant orb.
Seeking to dislodge my prize, I quickly saw, to my surprise, by
Choosing k strands to incise, my sphere from net could not be torn!
How much - how much length is needed? - tell me - tell me, I implore!
(2k+3)pi, and more.
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