Can computers discover ideal knots?

Experimental Mathematics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-302

  Rawdon, Eric J ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric knots; Polygonal knots; Ropelength

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642271520     PISSN: 10586458     EISSN: 1944950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10586458.2003.10504499     Document Type: Article

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