Consider two closed oriented space curves and , where and are distinct circles, and are differentiable functions, and and are disjoint loci. Let be the linking number of the two curves, then the Gauss integral is
Gauss Integral
See also
Călugăreanu Theorem, Gaussian Integral, Linking NumberExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Pohl, W. F. "The Self-Linking Number of a Closed Space Curve." J. Math. Mech. 17, 975-985, 1968.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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