Diao, Yuanan. <br/><br/>
Geometric properties and problems of thick knots  [electronic resource] / 
Yuanan Diao and Claus Ernst. 
 - New York :  Nova Science Publishers,  c2009. 
 - 81 p. :  ill. 
 - Mathematics research developments series .
 - Mathematics research developments series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Some basic facts of knot theory -- Thicknesses of knots -- Ropelengths of knots -- Smooth knots vs knots on the cubic lattice -- Global lower bound on ropelength of knots -- General lower bounds on ropelength of knots -- General upper bounds on ropelength of knots -- Ropelength upper bounds for special classes of knots -- The spectrum of powers realizable by thick knots -- Total curvature of thick knots -- The linking number of a thick link with two or more components -- Some open questions. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Knot theory.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA612.2  / .D53 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>514/.2242