In search of a good polygonal knot energy

Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 633-657

  Diao, Y ^a   Ernst, C ^b   Janse Van Rensburg, E J ^c  

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

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energies of knots; Equilateral polygons; Knots; Polygonal knots; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031491014     PISSN: 02182165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218216597000352     Document Type: Article

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