The complexity of lattice knots

Topology and its Applications

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Diao, Y ^a   Ernst, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubic lattice; Knot complexity; Knots; Knotted polygons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002844716     PISSN: 0016660X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0166-8641(97)00178-8     Document Type: Article

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