The Number of Embeddings of Minimally Rigid Graphs

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-303

  Borcea, Ciprian ^a   Streinu, Ileana ^b  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 1642350131     PISSN: 01795376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00454-003-2902-0     Document Type: Article

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