Thickness and crossing number of knots

DOI10.1016/S0166-8641(97)00211-3zbMath0924.57012MaRDI QIDQ1292750

Jonathan K. Simon, Gregory R. Buck

Publication date: 14 November 1999

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

energyrope-length

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04)

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Uses Software

• KnotPlot

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