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Third Edition
J.H. Conway and N.J.A. Sloane
Sphere Packings, Lattices and Groups
"This is the third edition of this reference work in the literature on sphere packings and related subjects. In addition to the content of the preceding editions, the present edition provides in its preface a detailed survey on recent developments in the field, and an exhaustive supplementary bibliography for 1988-1998. A few chapters in the main text have also been revised."―MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
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