Topology of Polymers
Topology of Polymers
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10.1007/978-4-431-56888-9
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2019-12
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K. Shimokawa;K. Ishihara;Y. Tezuka
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作者:
K. Shimokawa;K. Ishihara;Y. Tezuka
There is a growing awareness of the importance of topology in various fields, including polymer chemistry. We discuss the topology of polymers from both mathematical and chemical viewpoints via a close collaboration of topology (Shimokawa and Ishihara) and polymer chemistry (Tezuka). We cover fundamental and selected topology topics as applied to polymers with the goal to provide novel insights revealed through the unique interaction between mathematics and polymer materials science.We apply graph theory to analyze structures of multicyclic polymers and use terminologies to define their nomenclature. We discuss the types of multicyclic polymers, such as spiro, bridged, fused and hybrid forms, and constitutional isomers; the enumeration of multicyclic polymers is also provided. Using knot theory, we also discuss topological isomers and chirality of multicyclic polymers. In addition, we discuss the graph-theoretical and knot-theoretical properties of multicyclic polymers in practice.