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Item Details
Title:
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WHEN TOPOLOGY MEETS CHEMISTRY
A TOPOLOGICAL LOOK AT MOLECULAR CHIRALITY |
By: |
Erica Flapan |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£135.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0511626274 |
ISBN 13: |
9780511626272 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
5 June, 2012 |
Series: |
Outlooks |
Description: |
An undergraduate topology text describing knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and embedded graphs, and the role these play in understanding molecular structures. |
Synopsis: |
The applications of topological techniques for understanding molecular structures have become increasingly important over the past thirty years. In this topology text, the reader will learn about knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and the topology of embedded graphs, while learning the role these play in understanding molecular structures. Most of the results that are described in the text are motivated by questions asked by chemists or molecular biologists, though the results themselves often go beyond answering the original question asked. There is no specific mathematical or chemical prerequisite; all the relevant background is provided. The text is enhanced by nearly 200 illustrations and more than 100 exercises. Reading this fascinating book, undergraduate mathematics students can escape the world of pure abstract theory and enter that of real molecules, while chemists and biologists will find simple, clear but rigorous definitions of mathematical concepts they handle intuitively in their work. |
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180 b/w illus. 100 exercises |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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