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Record-breaking algorithm really packs them in - tech - 06 March 2009 - New Scientist
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Record-breaking algorithm really packs them in - tech - 06 March 2009 - New Scientist
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Their new algorithm matched all the records for packing up to 23 different sized discs in the smallest possible circle and broke all those for packing between 26 and 50 discs - challenges set in a previous competition contested by 155 groups from 32 countries.
The secret to the team's success is their algorithm's ability to take backward, as well as forward steps. Packing algorithms usually shuffle the discs again and again, aiming to reduce the space they occupy each time.
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"Making the use of backtracking moves more explicit is certainly a merit, and one of the main reasons for the successful approach
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