technique

Apollonian Gasket

Recursively solve the Descartes Circle Theorem for a fourth mutually tangent circle given three existing ones, inscribing new circles into every gap until they fall below a minimum radius.

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How it works

Parameters & tuning

Where it’s been used

Variants & neighbours

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Further reading: The Coding Train


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