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Knots, molecules, and the universe : an introduction to topology Erica Flapan ; with Maia Averett [and seventeen others]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flapan, Erica, 1956- author.
- Series:
- AMS Non-Series Monographs, v. 96
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Topology--Textbooks.
- Topology.
- Algebraic topology--Textbooks.
- Algebraic topology.
- Knot theory--Textbooks.
- Knot theory.
- Geometry--Textbooks.
- Geometry.
- Molecular biology--Textbooks.
- Molecular biology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Providence, Rhode Island American Mathematical Society [2016]
- System Details:
- Mode of access : World Wide Web
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. An introduction to the shape of the universe Chapter 2. Visualizing four dimensions Chapter 3. Geometry and topology of different universes Chapter 4. Orientability Chapter 5. Flat manifolds Chapter 6. Connected sums of spaces Chapter 7. Products of spaces Chapter 8. Geometries of surfaces Chapter 9. Introduction to knot theory Chapter 10. Invariants of knots and links Chapter 11. Knot polynomials Chapter 12. Mirror image symmetry from different viewpoints Chapter 13. Techniques to prove topological chirality Chapter 14. The topology and geometry of DNA Chapter 15. The topology of proteins
- Notes:
- Includes index
- Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2015
- Description based on print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version: Flapan, Erica, 1956- Knots, molecules, and the universe :
- ISBN:
- 9781470428198
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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