POLYGONAL APPROXIMATION AND ENERGY OF SMOOTH KNOTS

DOI10.1142/S0218216506004543zbMath1096.57006arXivmath/0305414MaRDI QIDQ5470141

Jonathan K. Simon, Eric J. Rawdon

Publication date: 29 May 2006

Published in: Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0305414

zbMATH Keywords

polynomial approximationknotsKnot energyminimum distance energyMöbuis energy

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Energy, ropelength, and other physical aspects of equilateral knots. ⋮ Two notes on the O'Hara energies ⋮ Shape optimization of self-avoiding curves ⋮ Following knots down their energy gradients ⋮ Discrete Möbius energy ⋮ Tangent-point energies and ropelength as gamma-limits of discrete tangent-point energies on biarc curves ⋮ ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE MINIMUM DISTANCE ENERGY OF A POLYGONAL KNOT AND THE MÖBIUS ENERGY OF AN APPROXIMATING CURVE ⋮ MÖBIUS TRANSFORMATIONS OF POLYGONS AND PARTITIONS OF 3-SPACE ⋮ Decomposition of generalized O'Hara's energies ⋮ Sobolev gradients for the Möbius energy

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