When Topology Meets Chemistry

An undergraduate topology text describing knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and embedded graphs, and the role these play in understanding molecular structures.

List of contents

1. Stereochemical topology; 2. Detecting chirality; 3. Chiral moebius ladders and related molecular graphs; 4. Different types of chirality and achirality; 5. Embeddings of complete graphs in 3-space; 6. Rigid and non-rigid symmetries of graphs in 3-space; 7. Topology of DNA.

Summary

In this topology text, the reader will learn about knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and the topology of embedded graphs, and the role these play in understanding molecular structures. All the relevant background is provided. For advanced undergraduate mathematics students, and researchers in chemistry and biology.

Product details

• Authors: Erica Flapan, Erica (Pomona College Flapan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2018
• EAN: 9780521662543
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66254-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Series: Outlooks; Outlooks S.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous