Computing the writhe of a knot

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Publication date2001

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We study the variation of the Tait number of a closed space curve according to its different projections. The results are used to compute the writhe of a knot, leading to a closed formula in case of polygonal curves.

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CIMASONI, David. Computing the writhe of a knot. In: Journal of knot theory and its ramifications, 2001, vol. 10, n° 3, p. 387–395.

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