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Title: Synthesising topological links

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
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  1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway). Department of Mathematical Sciences
  2. New York Univ. (NYU), NY (United States). Department of Chemistry

We discuss the chemical synthesis of topological links, in particular higher order links which have the Brunnian property (namely that removal of any one component unlinks the entire system). Furthermore, we suggest how to obtain both two dimensional and three dimensional objects (surfaces and solids, respectively) which also have this Brunnian property.

Research Organization:
New York Univ., NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Inst. for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF); US Army Research Office (ARO); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Research Council of Norway
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0007991; GM-29554; CMMI-1120890; EFRI-1332411; CCF-1117210; MURI W911NF-11-1-0024; N000141110729; N000140911118; 3849; 213458
OSTI ID:
1343561
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1454429
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, Vol. 53, Issue 1; ISSN 0259-9791
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 10 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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