AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:10:02

Associate secretaries:
John L Bryant, AMS bryant@math.fsu.edu

Friday October 15, 1999, 2:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
Special Session on Knot Theory and Its Applications, I
Room 106, Denny Hall
Organizers:
Yuanan Diao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ydiao@uncc.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Polygonal approximation and energy of smooth knots.
  Eric Rawdon, Chatham College
  Jonathan Simon*, University of Iowa
  (949-57-191)
- 3:00 p.m.
  Conformal Energy of Thick Knots.
  Gregory Buck, St. Anselm College
  Eric J Rawdon*, Chatham College
  Jonathan Simon, University of Iowa
  (949-57-187)
- 3:30 p.m.
  The ropelength of knots and links.
  John M Sullivan*, Univ. of Illinois
  Rob Kusner, Univ. of Massachusetts
  Jason Cantarella, Univ. of Massachusetts
  (949-53-128)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Multiple Minimal Energy Knots.
  Louis H Kauffman*, Univ of Ill at Chicago
  (949-57-92)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Can one tie a knot with 8.58299... inches of 1 inch rope?
  Robert B Kusner*, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  Jason H Cantarella, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  John M Sullivan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  (949-53-43)
- 5:00 p.m.
  Global Knotting in Equilateral Random Polygons.
  John C Nardo*, North Georgia College & State University
  Yuanan Diao, UNC Charlotte
  (949-57-232)

Saturday October 16, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Knot Theory and Its Applications, II
Room 106, Denny Hall
Organizers:
Yuanan Diao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ydiao@uncc.edu
- 8:30 a.m.
  A Family of Ropelength-Minimizing Links.
  Jason H Cantarella*, UMASS and UGA
  Robert B Kusner, UMASS
  John M Sullivan, UIUC
  (949-53-159)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Some numerical results on random linking.
  Tetsuo Deguchi*, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, and Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University
  (949-65-154)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Nearby Knots in Knot Space.
  Kenneth C Millett*, University of California
  (949-57-129)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Configuration spaces and knot spaces.
  Richard Randell*, University of Iowa
  (949-57-114)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Discussion

Saturday October 16, 1999, 2:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
Special Session on Knot Theory and Its Applications, III
Room 106, Denny Hall
Organizers:
Yuanan Diao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ydiao@uncc.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Monte Carlo Studies of Lattice Knots.
  Esaias J Janse van Rensburg*, York University
  (949-82-40)
- 3:00 p.m.
  The writhe of simple closed curves in lattices.
  Stu Whittington*, University of Toronto
  (949-57-103)
- 3:30 p.m.
  The curvature of lattice knots.
  David Promislow*, York University
  (949-57-108)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Entanglement Complexity of Self-avoiding Polygons in a Rectangular Tube.
  Christine E Soteros*, University of Saskatchewan
  (949-82-146)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Using random knotting to analyze DNA packing in viral capsids.
  Francisco J Arsuaga*, Florida State University
  Joaquim Roca, Department of Molecular Biology. I.B.M.B. - C.S.I.C.
  De Witt L Sumners, Florida State University
  (949-92-86)
- 5:00 p.m.
  Computing canonical conformations for knots.
  Gregory Buck*, Saint Anselm College
  (949-57-243)

Sunday October 17, 1999, 9:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
Special Session on Knot Theory and Its Applications, IV
Room 106, Denny Hall
Organizers:
Yuanan Diao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ydiao@uncc.edu
- 9:30 a.m.
  A Leibniz type formula for links - with application to higher order link polynomials.
  Yongwu Rong*, The George Washington University
  (949-57-222)
- 10:00 a.m.
  On $n$-string tangles.
  Claus Ernst*, Western Kentucky University
  John Emert, Ball State University
  (949-54-201)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Noncommutative trigonometry and the A-polynomial.
  Razvan Gelca*, University of Michigan
  (949-57-39)
- 11:00 a.m.
  Polygonal Isotopy of Geometric Knots.
  Jorge Alberto Calvo*, North Dakota State University
  (949-57-221)
- 11:30 a.m.
  A state space model of the HOMFLY polynomial.
  Bela Bollobas, The University of Memphis and Trinity College, Cambridge
  Luke Pebody*, The University of Memphis
  David Weinreich, The University of Memphis
  (949-05-228)

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