Symmetries of Knotted Hypothetical Molecular Graphs

Authors

Erica Flapan, Pomona CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Mathematics (Pomona)

Publication Date

1988

Keywords

hypothetical molecular graphs, symmetries of knots, achiral

Abstract

We obtain examples of knotted hypothetical molecular bond graphs which are achiral but have no topologically accessible symmetry presentations. Such a graph is one which can be deformed to its mirror image, yet it cannot first be deformed to a position which can then be rotated to its mirror image.

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© 1988 Elsevier B.V.

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DOI

10.1016/0166-218X(88)90011-X

Recommended Citation

Erica Flapan, Symmetries of knotted hypothetical molecular graphs, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 19, Issues 1–3, March 1988, Pages 157-166, ISSN 0166-218X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-218X(88)90011-X. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0166218X8890011X)