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Some Ropelength-Critical Clasps

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We describe several configurations of clasped ropes which are balanced and thus critical for the Gehring ropelength problem of arXiv:math.DG/0402212.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0409369,
  title  = {Some Ropelength-Critical Clasps},
  author = {John M. Sullivan and Nancy C. Wrinkle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0409369},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

7 pages, 8 figures; final version incorporating minor suggestions from the referee