4 September to 17 December 2000
Organisers: H Aref (Urbana-Champaign), T Kambe (Tokyo), RB Pelz (Rutgers), RL Ricca (UCL)
Isaac Newton Institute for
Mathematical Sciences
Seminar Room 1, 20 Clarkson
Road, Cambridge
Organiser: Renzo L Ricca (UCL)
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09.30
– 10.30 |
Professor Rob Kusner (Amherst) |
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Can
you tie a knot with 1ft of 1in (or 12cm of 1cm) rope? |
|
10.30
– 11.00 |
Coffee |
|
11.00
– 12.00 |
Professor
Louis H Kauffman (Chicago) |
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Symbiologic,
rational knots and DNA |
|
12.30
– 13.30 |
Lunch |
|
14.00
– 15.00 |
Professor
Jun O'Hara (Tokyo Metropolitan) |
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|
On
energy of knots |
|
15.00-16.00 |
Dr
Renzo L Ricca (UCL) |
|
|
A
history of Kelvin's vortex knots |
|
16.00
– 16.30 |
Tea |
|
16.30
– 17.30 |
Professor
Gregory Buck (Saint Anselm College) |
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Physical knots: radiating tubes, occlusion,
ropelength, and the n-body problem |
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17.30
– 18.30 |
Round
table discussion |
Anyone interested is welcome to attend; Scientific enquiries may be addressed to Dr Renzo L Ricca.