Essays about: "Gauss Linking number"

Found 1 essay containing the words Gauss Linking number.

  1. 1. The Point-Split Method and the Linking Number of Space Curves

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teoretisk fysik

    Author : Timmy Forsberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Links; The Linking Number; Gauss Linking number; Point-split method; point-splitting; White s formula; C ̆alug ̆areanu; Calugareanu s relation; Twist; Writhe; twisting; Writhing;

    Abstract : This is a report on research done in the field of mathematical physics. It is an investigation of the concept of the linking number between two simple and closed spatial curves. The linking number is a topological invariant with scientific applications ranging from DNA biology to Topological Quantum Field Theory. READ MORE