Conic tangency equations and Apollonius problems in biochemistry and pharmacology

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-114

  Lewis, Robert H ^a   Bridgett, Stephen ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apollonius problems; Conic tangency equations; Medial axis; Polynomial system

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; BIOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULES; PHARMACODYNAMICS; POLYNOMIALS;

APOLLONIUS PROBLEMS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0036444256     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4754(02)00122-2     Document Type: Article

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