Touring a sequence of spheres in R3
*Chang-Chien ChouCorresponding authorsamuelchou7@yahoo.com.twDepartment of Information Management Lunghwa University of Science and TechnologyWanshou Rd., Guishan District, Taoyuan City, 33360, Taiwan, R.O.C.View full profile →
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- Received:
- 14 Nov 2023
- Published Online:
- 30 Nov 2024
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIM-2002
- Pages:
- 1615–1636
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