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The Kneser–Poulsen conjecture in dimension 3: An arrangement of (possibly overlapping) unit balls in space is tighter than a second arrangement of the same balls if, for all $i$ and $j$, the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the first arrangement is less than or equal to the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the second arrangement. The conjecture is that a tighter arrangement always has equal or smaller total volume. True in the planeTrue in the plane, open in higher dimensions.

The Kneser–Poulsen conjecture in dimension 3: An arrangement of (possibly overlapping) unit balls in space is tighter than a second arrangement of the same balls if, for all $i$ and $j$, the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the first arrangement is less than or equal to the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the second arrangement. The conjecture is that a tighter arrangement always has equal or smaller total volume. True in the plane, open in higher dimensions.

The Kneser–Poulsen conjecture in dimension 3: An arrangement of (possibly overlapping) unit balls in space is tighter than a second arrangement of the same balls if, for all $i$ and $j$, the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the first arrangement is less than or equal to the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the second arrangement. The conjecture is that a tighter arrangement always has equal or smaller total volume. True in the plane, open in higher dimensions.

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The Kneser–Poulsen conjecture in dimension 3: An arrangement of (possibly overlapping) unit balls in space is tighter than a second arrangement of the same balls if, for all $i$ and $j$, the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the first arrangement is less than or equal to the distance between the centers of ball $i$ and ball $j$ in the second arrangement. The conjecture is that a tighter arrangement always has equal or smaller total volume. True in the plane, open in higher dimensions.