Colloquium
07 September 2026
Road House Cinema (Neelsie) Stellenbosch University
en

Knotty situations in biological (and other) physics

Long molecules naturally become entangled, both with themselves and with one another.
Theoretical Physics

Video

Poster

Knotty situations in biological (and other) physics poster

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These entanglements can fundamentally influence the physics of chain-based systems, such as polymer solutions and networks.

This talk will explore why incorporating the physics of knots is often challenging in statistical physics and discuss several mathematical ways in which one can deal with the mathematics of knots in physical systems.

Alternative Viewing Locations

  • Room P215, 2nd Floor, Physics Building, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Seminar Room K310, Physics Building G5, North-West University
  • Online