Description
Spherical \((3,12,1)\) code whose codewords are the vertices of the cubeoctahedron. Codewords form the minimal lattice-shell code of the \(D_3\) face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice.
Protection
Code yields an optimal solution to the kissing problem in 3D [1].
Parents
- Polyhedron code
- Lattice-shell code — Cubeoctahedron codewords form the minimal shell of the \(D_3\) face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice.
Cousin
- \(D_3\) face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice — Cubeoctahedron codewords form the minimal shell of the \(D_3\) face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice.
References
- [1]
- K. Schütte and B. L. van der Waerden, “Das Problem der dreizehn Kugeln”, Mathematische Annalen 125, 325 (1952) DOI
Page edit log
- Victor V. Albert (2022-11-16) — most recent
Cite as:
“Cubeoctahedron code”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2022. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/cubeoctahedron