The ropelength of complex knots

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AC28CEMaRDI QIDQ5877990zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Alexander R. Klotz, M. Maldonado

Publication date 16 February 2023

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.01857

zbMATH Keywords

optimizationtopologyknotlinkropelength

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics, structure of matter (82-XX) Quantum theory (81-XX)

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