Can Computers Discover Ideal Knots?

DOI10.1080/10586458.2003.10504499zbMath1073.57003OpenAlexW1978305449MaRDI QIDQ5317275

Eric J. Rawdon

Publication date: 16 September 2005

Published in: Experimental Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.em/1087329232

zbMATH Keywords

knot energiesropelengthpolygonal knot

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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