# The Number 15 Describes the Secret Limit of an Infinite Grid | Quanta Magazine ![rw-book-cover](https://d2r55xnwy6nx47.cloudfront.net/uploads/2023/04/ChromaticPacking-byDVDP-Social.webp) ## About - Author: Kevin Hartnett - Title: The Number 15 Describes the Secret Limit of an Infinite Grid | Quanta Magazine - Tags: #articles - URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-number-15-describes-the-secret-limit-of-an-infinite-grid-20230420/ ## Highlights “There’s some instinct or gut reaction against using computers to solve your problems, like it goes against the ideal beauty or elegance of a fantastic argument,” he said. But then in 2020 Subercaseaux fell in love, and as often happens, his priorities changed. The object of his obsession was a question he saw on an online forum. Most problems he scanned and forgot, but this one caught his eye. He swiped right. ---