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Stuart G. Whittington

Stuart G. Whittington

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Mathematics

D-Index
45
Citations
6870
World Ranking
1503
National Ranking
54

Overview

Stuart G. Whittington is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, with specific focus areas including Condensed Matter Physics, Geometry and Topology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Mathematical Physics, and Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design.

Their scholarly output involves topics such as Theoretical and Computational Physics, Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics, Stochastic Processes and Statistical Mechanics, Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation, Geometric and Algebraic Topology, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, and broader Mathematics and Applications.

Whittington has contributed publications to several scientific venues. Most notably, they have frequently published in the Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical, with eight publications. Other venues include arXiv (Cornell University) and the Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna).

Recent papers by Whittington include:

  • Asymptotics of linked polygons, 2020, Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
  • Knot probabilities in equilateral random polygons, 2021, Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
  • Asymptotics of multicomponent linked polygons, 2021, Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
  • Linking and link complexity of geometrically constrained pairs of rings, 2021, Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
  • Copolymeric stars adsorbed at a surface and subject to a force: a self-avoiding walk model, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations form a significant part of Whittington's research activity. Frequent co-authors include E J Janse van Rensburg, Enzo Orlandini, Andrea Bonato, Maria Carla Tesi, and Ao Xiong, reflecting ongoing engagement with researchers active in related mathematical and physical topics.

Best Publications

  • Knots in self-avoiding walks

    D W Sumners;S G Whittington

  • Monte carlo study of the interacting self-avoiding walk model in three dimensions

    M. C. Tesi;E. J. Janse van Rensburg;E. Orlandini;S. G. Whittington

  • Self-avoiding walks interacting with a surface

    J M Hammersley;G M Torrie;S G Whittington

  • Statistical topology of closed curves: Some applications in polymer physics

    E. Orlandini;S. G. Whittington

  • The knot probability in lattice polygons

    E J J van Rensburg;S G Whittington

  • Entanglement complexity of graphs in Z3

    C. E. Soteros;D. W. Sumners;S. G. Whittington

  • Self‐avoiding walks terminally attached to an interface

    Stuart G. Whittington

  • Asymptotics of knotted lattice polygons

    E Orlandini;M C Tesi;E J Janse van Rensburg;S G Whittington

  • Some tests of scaling theory for a self-avoiding walk attached to a surface

    M N Barber;A J Guttmann;K M Middlemiss;G M Torrie

  • Self-avoiding walks in wedges

    J M Hammersley;S G Whittington

  • The statistical mechanics of random copolymers

    C E Soteros;S G Whittington

  • Interacting self-avoiding walks and polygons in three dimensions

    M C Tesi;E J Janse van Rensburg;E Orlandini;S G Whittington

  • A collapse transition in a directed walk model

    R Brak;A J Guttmann;S G Whittington

  • Two-dimensional lattice vesicles and polygons

    M E Fisher;A J Guttmann;S G Whittington

  • A directed walk model of a long chain polymer in a slit with attractive walls

    R Brak;A L Owczarek;A Rechnitzer;S G Whittington

  • The writhe of a self-avoiding walk

    E Orlandini;M C Tesi;S G Whittington;D W Sumners

  • A directed-walk model of copolymer adsorption

    S G Whittington

  • Adsorption and collapse of self-avoiding walks and polygons in three dimensions

    Tereza Vrbová;Stuart G Whittington

  • Adsorption and collapse of self-avoiding walks in three dimensions: A Monte Carlo study

    Tereza Vrbová;Stuart G Whittington

  • The writhe of a self-avoiding polygon

    E J Jance van Rensburg;E Orlandini;D W Sumners;M C Tesi

  • Statistics of lattice animals

    N Madras;C E Soteros;S G Whittington

  • Lattice models of branched polymers: dimensions of uniform stars

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Frequent Co-Authors

Enzo Orlandini
Enzo Orlandini University of Padua
Anthony J. Guttmann
Anthony J. Guttmann University of Melbourne
Iwan Jensen
Iwan Jensen Flinders University
Olav Smidsrød
Olav Smidsrød Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Arne Haug
Arne Haug Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sigfrid Svensson
Sigfrid Svensson Lund University

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