The Biot-Savart operator for application to knot theory, fluid dynamics, and plasma physics

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 876-905

  Cantarella, Jason ^a   DeTurck, Dennis ^b   Gluck, Herman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035529639     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1329659     Document Type: Article

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