Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We solve John Milnor's problem: among all convex regions of a given area on the sphere, the round disk requires the greatest distortion in cartographic projections onto the plane.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Petrunin, Anton
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203908796