# Editors' Note on Packing Lines, Planes, etc.: Packings in Grassmannian Spaces

@article{Conway2002EditorsNO,
title={Editors' Note on Packing Lines, Planes, etc.: Packings in Grassmannian Spaces},
author={John H. Conway and Ronald H. Hardin and N. J. A. Sloane},
journal={Exp. Math.},
year={2002},
volume={5},
pages={139-159}
}
• Published 1 August 2002
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We addressthe question: How should N n-dimensional subspaces of m-dimensional Euclidean space be arranged so that they are as far apart as possible? The resuIts of extensive computations for modest values of N, n, m are described, as well as a reformulation of the problem that was suggested by these computations. The reformulation gives a way to describe n-dimensional subspaces of m-space as points on a sphere in dimension ½(m–l)(m+2), which provides a (usually) lowerdimensional representation…
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