A formula to estimate the size of a fullerene.
A formula to estimate the radius of an equiareal sphere for any C(n) fullerene as a function of n is suggested. It asymptotically characterizes the series of C(n) fullerenes with increasing n and is mostly adapted to the symmetric shapes. The estimated radius may also be a reasonable approximation if the shape is not too elliptic.
Voytekhovsky
Yury L
YL
Laboratory for Mathematical Investigations in Crystallography, Mineralogy and Petrography, High Technologies Centre, Kola Branch of Petrozavodsk State University, 14 Fersman Street, 184209 Apatity, Russia. voyt@geoksc.apatity.ru