Document Type
Article
Department
Mathematical Sciences (CGU), Mathematics (Pomona)
Publication Date
2011
Keywords
Topological symmetry groups, molecular symmetries, complete graphs
Abstract
We present the concept of the topological symmetry group as a way to analyze the symmetries of non-rigid molecules. Then we characterize all of the groups which can occur as the topological symmetry group of an embedding of a complete graph of the form K4r+3^in S³.
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© 2011 American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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DOI
10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.1401
Recommended Citation
D. Chambers, E. Flapan, and J. O’Brien, Topological symmetry groups of K4r+3 , Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, Series S Vol 4, (2011), 1401-1411. doi: 10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.1401