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In this chapter we discuss the application of graph theory in the natural sciences. This complements our discussion of the use of graphs in the social sciences, in Section 11.1. We begin with brief descriptions of problems, one in physics (the dimer problem) and some in chemistry, along with graph theoretic techniques for their analysis. The major application discussed in this chapter is in the area of biology, and concerns the construction of evolutionary trees.
Out of old bokes. in good feith, cometh all this newe science.
The Parlement of Foules, Geoffrey Chauscer
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Foulds, L.R. (1992). Science. In: Graph Theory Applications. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0933-1_15
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