A4_1 Atoms Cubed!

Authors

  • Peter Millington-Hotze University of Leicester
  • Elsa Monget Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.
  • Alex Blewitt Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.
  • Josh Finn Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.
  • Joshua Ford Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Abstract

The Rubik’s Cube is famous for having a large number of permutations to it. We identify how large a Rubik’s Cube would need to be for the number of combinations it has to exactly match the number of atoms in it for various dimensions of the cubes. We found that the 3 × 3 × 3 Rubik’s Cube, which normally has a side length of 5.7 cm ± 1 mm, is the only Cube that would meet this property at the visible scale while still being able to be held. When this Cube fits this given criteria it has a side length of 2.43 mm.

Author Biography

Peter Millington-Hotze, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

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Published

10/18/2019

How to Cite

Millington-Hotze, P., Monget, E., Blewitt, A., Finn, J., & Ford, J. (2019). A4_1 Atoms Cubed!. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3289

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles