New perspectives on self-linking

Advances in Mathematics

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-113

  Budney, Ryan ^a   Conant, James ^b   Scannell, Kevin P ^c   Sinha, Dev ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite type invariants; Goodwillie calculus; Quadrisecants

Indexed keywords

EID: 6444242670     PISSN: 00018708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aim.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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