Topology of Polymers

• Main Authors: Shimokawa, Koya (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ishihara, Kai (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Tezuka, Yasuyuki (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in the Mathematics of Materials, 4
• Subjects: Topology.; Polymers .; Graph theory.; Polymer Sciences.; Graph Theory.

Plastics, films, and synthetic fibers are among typical examples of polymer materials fabricated industrially in massive quantities as the basis of modern social life. By comparison, polymers from biological resources, including proteins, DNAs, and cotton fibers, are essential in various processes i...

Table of Contents:

• Topology meets polymers: Introduction
• Graph theory analyses of polymers
• Classification of polymer topologies based on alkane molecular graphs
• Types of graphs
• Knot theory analysis of polymers
• Topological operations and chemical isomerism of polymers
• Topological polymer chemistry and graph-structure construction
• Topology meets polymers: Conclusion and perspectives.