Some Known Bounds
The following table lists some known bounds on the kissing number in various dimensions. The dimensions in which the kissing number is known are listed in boldface.
Dimension | Lower bound |
Upper bound |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |
2 | 6 | |
3 | 12 | |
4 | 24 | |
5 | 40 | 44 |
6 | 72 | 78 |
7 | 126 | 134 |
8 | 240 | |
9 | 306 | 364 |
10 | 500 | 554 |
11 | 582 | 870 |
12 | 840 | 1,357 |
13 | 1,154 | 2,069 |
14 | 1,606 | 3,183 |
15 | 2,564 | 4,866 |
16 | 4,320 | 7,355 |
17 | 5,346 | 11,072 |
18 | 7,398 | 16,572 |
19 | 10,688 | 24,812 |
20 | 17,400 | 36,764 |
21 | 27,720 | 54,584 |
22 | 49,896 | 82,340 |
23 | 93,150 | 124,416 |
24 | 196,560 |
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