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Untangling Knots in Lattices and Proteins: A Computational Study

Rhonald Lua
University of Minnesota, School of Physics and Astronomy

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:00-12:00,
NIST North (820), Room 145
Gaithersburg
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 09:00-10:00,
Room 4550
Boulder

Abstract: We employ topological/knot invariants to study knots and their frequency of occurrence in compact conformations on a lattice and in proteins. We also study the typical size of fragments or pieces of the compact conformation and show that the fragments for trivial knots are consistently smaller than those of other knots.

Speaker Bio: Rhonald Lua received his BS in Physics from the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. After a short stint as a software developer, he entered graduate school at the University of Minnesota and expects to receive his PhD in Physics in the Fall of 2005.

Presentation Slides: PDF

Contact: S. Langer

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