Physical And Numerical Models In Knot Theory Including Applications To The Life Sciences Jorge A Calvo by Jorge A Calvo, Kenneth C Millett, Eric J Rawdon, Andrzej Stasiak 9789812561879, 9789812703460, 9812561870, 9812703462 instant download after payment.

This volume presents several contributions from researchers using computers to study problems that would otherwise be intractable. While computations have long been used to analyze problems, formulate conjectures, and search for special structures in knot theory, increased computational power has made them a staple in many facets of the field. The volume also includes contributions concentrating on models researchers use to understand knotting, linking, and entanglement in physical and biological systems. Topics include properties of knot invariants, knot tabulation, studies of hyperbolic structures, knot energies, the exploration of spaces of knots, knotted umbilical cords, studies of knots in DNA and proteins, and the structure of tight knots. Together, the chapters explore four major themes: physical knot theory, knot theory in the life sciences, computational knot theory, and geometric knot theory.