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Computing the writhe of a knot |
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| Published in | Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications. 2001, vol. 10, no. 3, p. 387-395 | |
| Abstract | 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. | |
| Keywords | PL knot — Tait number — Writhe — Lattice knot | |
| Identifiers | arXiv: math/0406148v1 | |
| Note | 9 figures | |
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| Citation (ISO format) | CIMASONI, David. Computing the writhe of a knot. In: Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, 2001, vol. 10, n° 3, p. 387-395. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:12386 |
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