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When topology meets chemistry: A topological look at molecular chirality

By Erica Flapan

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0521664829, 9780521664820
Open Library ID
OL7750905M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2045444 bytes)
Series
Outlooks
Pages
249\249
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

In this superb topology text, the readers not only learn about knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and the topology of embedded graphs, but also their role in understanding molecular structures. Most results described in the text are motivated by the questions of chemists or molecular biologists, though they often go beyond answering the original question asked. No specific mathematical or chemical prerequisites are required. The text is enhanced by nearly 200 illustrations and 100 exercises. With this fascinating book, undergraduate mathematics students escape the world of pure abstract theory and enter that of real molecules, while chemists and biologists find simple and clear but rigorous definitions of mathematical concepts they handle intuitively in their work.

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