02854nam 2200553 450 991048085380332120170814182121.00-8218-7894-80-8218-3200-X(CKB)3240000000069830(EBL)3113268(SSID)ssj0000629401(PQKBManifestationID)11374375(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000629401(PQKBWorkID)10731307(PQKB)11594267(MiAaPQ)EBC3113268(PPN)197106323(EXLCZ)99324000000006983020020716h20022002 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPhysical 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, editorsProvidence, Rhode Island :American Mathematical Society,[2002]©20021 online resource (356 p.)Contemporary mathematics ;304Description based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references.""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""Contemporary mathematics (American Mathematical Society) ;v. 304.Knot theoryCongressesElectronic books.Knot theory514/.224Calvo Jorge Alberto1971-Millett Kenneth C.Rawdon Eric J.1970-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480853803321Physical knots2162222UNINA