Computing the writhing number of a polygonal knot

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-53

  Agarwal, Pankaj K ^a   Edelsbrunner, Herbert ^a,b   Wang, Yusu ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Raindrop Geomagic   (United States)

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EID: 3142737293     PISSN: 01795376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00454-004-2864-x     Document Type: Article

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