Knots, slipknots, and ephemeral knots in random walks and equilateral polygons

Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 601-615

  Millett, Kenneth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilateral polygons; Knots; Random walks; Slipknots

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952799271     PISSN: 02182165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218216510008078     Document Type: Article

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