Combinatorial Rigidity and the Molecular Conjecture
Combinatorial rigidity and the molecular conjecture Event Detail Event Type: Department Colloquium Date/Time: Friday, May 30, 2008 - 09:30 Location: Kidder 364 Speaker Info Guest Speaker: Brigitte Servatius Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Abstract: Graph theory has successfully been used by several authors to predict protein flexibility, in particular, combinatorial rigidity is an important tool. The most important new result in combinatorial rigidity is the characterization of global rigidity while one of the most intriguing open problems is called "the molecular conjecture". We will explain the state of the art in the progress toward the conjecture and the implications of recent progress in rigidity theory, including the concept of combinatorial allostery, toward understanding the behavior of molecules.