A simple energy function for knots

DOI10.1016/0166-8641(94)00024-WzbMath0829.57005OpenAlexW2046501806WikidataQ126537380 ScholiaQ126537380MaRDI QIDQ1346177

V. Pereyra

Publication date: 21 March 1995

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0166-8641(94)00024-w

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energy function\(C^ 2\) knotscomplexity of a knotknot types

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