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Where does kiss collide?

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kiss2 CONSTRUCTSKissing numberCONWAY & SLOANE · PACKINGRomantic kissingWLODARSKI & DUNBAR · 2013

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Geometry

How many spheres can touch one central sphere

In geometry, the kissing number is the greatest number of non-overlapping unit spheres that can simultaneously touch, or kiss, one central unit sphere, a quantity that depends on the dimension and connects to the theory of sphere packing. Conway and Sloane's Sphere packings, lattices and groups is the standard reference for kissing numbers and packings across dimensions. The referent is a packing count, sharing only its name with a billiards graze or a romantic kiss.[1]

Unit
The maximum count of unit spheres that can touch a central one in a given dimension
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Determined mathematically for each dimension (for example, 6 in the plane and 12 in three dimensions)

Evolutionary psychology

Mouth-to-mouth contact as mate assessment and bonding

In human behaviour research, romantic kissing is mouth-to-mouth contact studied as a possible mechanism for assessing a partner, building attachment, and mediating arousal within a relationship. Wlodarski and Dunbar's 2013 Examining the possible functions of kissing in romantic relationships tested how kissing relates to mate assessment and relationship bonding. The referent is a human social-bonding behaviour, unrelated to a billiards contact or a sphere-packing count.[2]

Unit
The romantic kiss as a behaviour and its role in partner assessment and bonding
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Studied through self-report measures of kissing frequency and importance and their links to relationship and mate-assessment variables

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References

  1. Conway, J. H., & Sloane, N. J. A. (1999). Sphere packings, lattices and groups (3rd ed.). Springer. ISBN 9780387985855
  2. Wlodarski, R., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2013). Examining the possible functions of kissing in romantic relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(8), 1415–1423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0190-1

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