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