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)
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)
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)
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)
