1996Journal of Knot Theory and Its RamificationsRequires access

FIXED-WRITHE ISOTOPIES AND THE TOPOLOGICAL CONSERVATION LAW FOR CLOSED, CIRCULAR DNA

D. W. Miller, Craig J. Benham

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This paper proves that the set of all smooth, closed space curves having the same knot type and writhe is path-connected.

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This paper proves that the set of all smooth, closed space curves having the same knot type and writhe is path-connected.

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This paper proves that the set of all smooth, closed space curves having the same knot type and writhe is path-connected.

Key concepts: Writhe, Mathematics, Knot (papermaking), Circular DNA, Path (computing), Pure mathematics, Linking number, Topology (electrical circuits)

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