title: A formula for the minimal coordination number of a parallel bundle.
abstract: An exact formula for the minimal coordination numbers of the parallel packed bundle of rods is presented based on an optimal thickening scenario. Hexagonal and square lattices are considered.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. e.starostin@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Starostin
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D004247:DNA