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In this chapter, we discuss topological isomers of multicyclic polymers by using knots, links, and spatial graphs. Essential references on knot theory are [1, 2, 3, 4]. Chemistry applications of knot theory and low-dimensional topology are widely discussed in [5, 6].
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Shimokawa, K., Ishihara, K., Tezuka, Y. (2019). Knot theory analysis of polymers. In: Topology of Polymers. SpringerBriefs in the Mathematics of Materials, vol 4. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56888-9_5
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