Knot types, homotopies and stability of closed elastic rods

Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 429-450

  Ivey, Thomas A ^a   Singer, David A ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0005613646     PISSN: 00246115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1112/S0024611599011983     Document Type: Article

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