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UNINA9910480853803321 |
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Titolo |
Physical knots : knotting, linking, and folding geometric objects in R³ : AMS Special Session on Physical Knotting and Unknotting, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21-22, 2001 / / Jorge Alberto Calvo, Kenneth C. Millett, Eric J. Rawdon, editors |
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Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [2002] |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-8218-7894-8 |
0-8218-3200-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary mathematics ; ; 304 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Knot theory |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Physical knots""; ""The space of piecewise-linear knots""; ""Characterizing polygons in R3""; ""Upper bounds for equilateral stick numbers""; ""An investigation of equilateral knot spaces and ideal physical knot configurations""; ""Topological effects on the average size of random knots""; ""Bringing an order into random knots""; ""The probability of knotting in lattice polygons""; ""Knotting in adsorbing lattice polygons""; ""In search of the ideal trefoil knot""; ""The crossing numbers of thick knots and links"" |
""On thickness and packing density for knots and links""""Approximating ropelength by energy functions""; ""Conformal geometric viewpoints for knots and links I""; ""Curves, circles, and spheres""; ""The rupture of knotted strings under tension""; ""Classifying and applying rational knots and rational tangles""; ""Untangling some spheres in R4 by energy minimizing flow""; ""Convexifying polygons in 3D: A survey""; ""Infinitesimally locked self-touching linkages with applications to locked trees""; ""Biologic"" |
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