Geometric knot spaces and polygonal isotopy

Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-267

  Calvo, Jorge Alberto ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knot invariants; Knot spaces; Polygonal knots; Space polygons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035590594     PISSN: 02182165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218216501000834     Document Type: Article

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