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020			_a9780511626272 (ebook)
020			_z9780521662543 (hardback)
020			_z9780521664820 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQD455.3.T65 _bF53 2000
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100	1		_aFlapan, Erica, _d1956- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhen topology meets chemistry : _ba topological look at molecular chirality / _cErica Flapan.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2000.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aOutlooks
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aChemistry, Physical and theoretical _xMathematics.
650		0	_aChirality.
650		0	_aTopology.
650		0	_aKnot theory.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521662543
830		0	_aOutlooks.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511626272
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