Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients

This paper details a series of experiments in searching for minimal energy configurations for knots and links using the computer program KnotPlot.

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Main Author: Louis H. Kauffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/4/2/276
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Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients
Symmetry
knot
link
Simon energy
ropelength
KnotPlot
title Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients
title_full Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients
title_fullStr Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients
title_full_unstemmed Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients
title_short Following Knots down Their Energy Gradients
title_sort following knots down their energy gradients
topic knot
link
Simon energy
ropelength
KnotPlot
url http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/4/2/276
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