An Introduction To The Chemical Applications Of Graph Theory

Chemical Applications of Graph Theory

Chemical Graph Theory

Initiates an ongoing series intended to consider a wide range of topics related to the mathematics of chemistry. Presents the fundamentals of graph theory and specific chemical applications of its. The topics include historical background, basic ideas and mathematical formalism, graph theory's influence in the rationalization of chemical nomenclature, graph-theoretical polynomials, and the interplay with molecular orbital theory in terms of graph spectral theory and topological resonance. Suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and professionals. Acidic paper. Book club price, $52. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Chemical Reaction Networks

Over the last decade, increased attention to reaction dynamics, combined with the intensive application of computers in chemical studies, mathematical modeling of chemical processes, and mechanistic studies has brought graph theory to the forefront of research. It offers an advanced and powerful formalism for the description of chemical reactions and their intrinsic reaction mechanisms. Chemical Reaction Networks: A Graph-Theoretical Approach elegantly reviews and expands upon graph theory as applied to mechanistic theory, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. The authors explore various graph-theoretical approaches to canonical representation, numbering, and coding of elementary steps and chemical reaction mechanisms, the analysis of their topological structure, the complexity estimation, and classification of reaction mechanisms. They discuss topologically distinctive features of multiroute catalytic and noncatalytic and chain reactions involving metal complexes. With it's careful balance of clear language and mathematical rigor, the presentation of the authors' significant original work, and emphasis on practical applications and examples, Chemical Reaction Networks: A Graph Theoretical Approach is both an outstanding reference and valuable tool for chemical research.