The Mercedes knot problem

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 756-770

  Jurišić, Aleksandar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 0039564694     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2974445     Document Type: Article

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