Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 9, issue 3 (2009)

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A homotopy-theoretic view of Bott–Taubes integrals and knot spaces

Robin Koytcheff

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 9 (2009) 1467–1501

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2009.9.1467

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