Correction: The article states that Thomson's problem has only been solved for 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 charges. However, in 2013 the 5-electron case was solved by R

Correction: The article states that Thomson's problem has only been solved for 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 charges. However, in 2013 the 5-electron case was solved by Richard Schwartz. Here's the paper: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10586458.2013.766570 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10586458.2013.766...