| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6370337 | Journal of Theoretical Biology | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce a notion of ear decomposition of 3-regular polyhedral links based on the ear decomposition of the 3-regular polyhedral graphs. As a result, we obtain an upper bound for the braid index of 3-regular polyhedral links. Our results may be used to characterize and analyze the structure and complexity of protein polyhedra and entanglement in biopolymers.
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Authors
Xiao-Sheng Cheng, Heping Zhang, Xian׳an Jin, Wen-Yuan Qiu,