Knot energies and knot invariants

1996/04/27 by Xiao-Song Lin, Lin, Xiao-Song
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Mathematics · #Connective tissue disorders research #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Quantum Algebra (math.QA) #semigroups and automata theory

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.q-alg/9604018

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Abstract

This an article about some elementary geometric and combinatorial natures of various knot energies. A related "new" knot invariant -- the X-crossing number -- is introduced.

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