TITLE: Find structure geometry of $A_1, A_2,...,A_n$ such that $\prod_{i<j} A_iA_j$ is maximum
QUESTION [13 upvotes]: In any triangle we have the well-known inequality:
$$\sin{A}\sin{B}\sin{C} \le \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{8} (1)$$ 
Signification of inequality (1): Let three points $A, B, C$ lie on a circle then $AB.BC.CA$ maximum when $ABC$ is an equilateral triangle.
Similarly (4 points lie on circle): 
Let four points $A_1, A_2, A_3, A_4$ lie on a circle then $A_1A_2.A_1A_3.A_1A_4.A_2A_3.A_2A_4.A_3A_4$ maximum when $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ is a square. 

Similarly (n points lie on circle): 
Let $n$ points $A_1, A_2,....,A_n$ lie on a circle then  $\prod_{i<j} A_iA_j$ maximum when $A_1A_2...A_n$ is a n-regular polygon 
In Three-dimensional space: Let four points $A_1, A_2, A_3, A_4$ in a sphere then $A_1A_2.A_2A_3.A_3A_4.A_4A_1$ maximum when $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ is a regular tetrahedron
In Three-dimensional space: Let eight points $A_1, A_2, A_3,...,A_8$ in a sphere then $\prod_{i<j} A_iA_j$ maximum when $A_1A_2\cdots A_8$ is a cube


The question: Let $n$ points $A_1, A_2,...,A_n$ lie on a sphere (in a Euclidean space with $m$ dimentions, $m < n$) find structure geometry of $A_1, A_2,...,A_n$ such that $\prod_{i<j} A_iA_j$ is maximum

Note that: The question ask by me and Ngo Quang Duong.

REPLY [8 votes]: The question of distributing $N$ points on the sphere so that the product of their mutual distances is maximized is asked in

L.L. Whyte, Unique arrangements of points on a sphere, Amer. Math.
  Monthly, 59 (1952), 606-611.

Such points are sometimes referred to as logarithmic points because they
minimize the discrete logarithmic energy
$$E_{0}(\omega_{N})=\sum_{i<j}\log\frac{1}{|x_{i}-x_{j}|}$$
among all point configurations $\omega_{N}=\{x_{1},x_{2},\ldots,x_{N}\}$
on the unit sphere $S^{2}$. They are also known as elliptic Fekete points.
Instead of the logarithmic energy, the minimization can be performed with respect to the Riesz energy
$$E_{s}(\omega_{N})=\sum_{i<j}\frac{1}{|x_{i}-x_{j}|^{s}},$$
where $s>0$. The Thompson problem corresponds to the minimization
 of the electrostatic potential energy when $s=1$.
According to

P.D. Dragnev, Log-optimal configurations on the sphere, Contemporary
  Mathematics Vol. 661 (2016)

the Whyte problem is rigorously solved for the following 7 values of $n$ only, namely,

$n=1,2,3,4$ : solutions are the ``trivial'' ones
$n=5$ : two points at the Poles and three points forming an equilateral triangle on the equator (P.D. Dragnev, D.A. Legg, and D.W. Townsend 2002)
$n=6$ : regular octahedron (A.V. Kolushov and V.A. Yudin 1997)
$n=12$ :regular icosahedron (N.N. Andreev 1996)

For large values of $n$, the numerical determination of optimal points is difficult as
 the number of local minima grows exponentially with $n$. Designing a fast algorithm to compute in polynomial time “nearly optimal” logarithmic energy points is Problem #7 in Smale's list of problems for this century.

Configuration of 1600 points and Voronoi cells, near optimal with respect to the $s$-energy for $s=1$ (Image by R. Womersley from this paper)