In this paper we discuss a pair of polynomial knot invariants $Θ=(Δ,θ)$ which is:
* Theoretically and practically fast: $Θ$ can be computed in polynomial time. We can compute...

The models are powerful as is. But where are the tools?

Submission #8991 from 2024-04-01

Isolated development environments using Docker boxes (containers) on Debian/Ubuntu Linux

EUPL is an acronym for European Union Public Licence.

Using make as a configuration file management tool.

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Home of the ABS programming language: the joy of shell noscripting.

A popular image hosting website has stopped its services in the UK after regulators threatened a fine.