On the minimum ropelength of knots and links

DOI10.1007/s00222-002-0234-yzbMath1036.57001arXivmath/0103224OpenAlexW2158251088WikidataQ30052014 ScholiaQ30052014MaRDI QIDQ1401450

Jason Cantarella, Robert B. Kusner, John M. Sullivan

Publication date: 17 August 2003

Published in: Inventiones Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0103224

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minimizersropelengthsmall knots

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