The calculation of penetration indices for exceptional wild arcs
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Abstract:
A new class of wild arcs is defined, the class of “exceptional” arcs, which is a subclass of the class of arcs whose only wildpoint is an endpoint. This paper then uses geometric techniques to calculate the penetration indices of these exceptional arcs.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1973 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 185 (1973), 137-149
- MSC: Primary 55A30
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1973-0326706-9
- MathSciNet review: 0326706