Kissing Number Problem - Some Known Bounds

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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