Generic rigidity of molecular graphs via ear decomposition

Discrete Applied Mathematics

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 131-155

  Franzblau, D S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

68Q25; 68R10; Degree of freedom; Ear decomposition; Frame; Framework; Generic rigidity; Graph rigidity; Primary 05C85; Secondary 05C40

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346043026     PISSN: 0166218X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-218X(99)00188-2     Document Type: Article

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