On the reconfiguration and reachability of chains

A chain is a sequence of rigid rods or links consecutively connected at their endjoints, about which they may rotate freely. A planar chain is a chain whose links lie in the plane, with links allowed to cross over one another. For a chain $ Gamma$ constrained to lie in a confining region P, the reac...

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Main Author: Pei, Naixun.
Other Authors: Whitesides, Sue H. (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1996
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