Single line Apollonian gaskets: is the limit a space filling fractal curve?

Abstract

In this manuscript we study single-line approximations and fractals based on the Apollonian gasket. The well-known Apollonian gasket is the limit case of configurations of kissing circles. Rather than plotting the circles as discs on a differently colored background (the traditional representation), we draw all circles as one line without lifting the pen and without crossing itself. Moreover, the configurations are nested. In this manuscript we explore whether the limit of the line drawings gives rise to a space filling fractal curve.