Some Recent Publications

A.J. Guttmann, E.J. Janse van Rensburg, I. Jensen and S.G. Whittington, 2018, Polygons pulled from an adsorbing surface, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 51, 074001

M. Caraglio, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2017, Driven translocation of linked ring polymers through a pore, Macromolecules 50, 9437-9444

E.J. Janse van Rensburg and S.G. Whittington, 2017, Self-avoiding walks adsorbed at a surface and pulled at their mid-point, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 50, 055001

E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2016, Statistical mechanics of polymers subject to a force, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 49, 343001

E.J. Janse van Rensburg and S.G. Whittington, 2016, Self-avoiding walks adsorbed at a surface and subject to a force, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 49, 244001

E.J. Janse van Rensburg and S.G. Whittington, 2016, Self-avoiding walks subject to a force, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 49, 11LT01

G.K. Iliev and S.G. Whittington, 2015, Polymers undergoing inhomogeneous adsorption: Order parameters for a partially directed walk model, Phys. Rev. E 92, 012111

M. Atapour, C.E. Soteros, D.W. Sumners and S.G. Whittington, 2015, Counting closed 2-manifolds in tubes in hypercubic lattices, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 48, 165002

A.J. Guttmann, I. Jensen and S.G. Whittington, 2014, Pulling adsorbed self-avoiding walks from a surface, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 47, 015004

G.K. Iliev and S.G. Whittington, 2013, Pulling alternating copolymers adsorbed on a striped surface, Phys. Rev. E 88, 052105

E.J. Janse van Rensburg and S.G. Whittington, 2013, Adsorbed self-avoiding walks subject to a force, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 46, 435003

G.K. Iliev, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2013, Pulling polymers adsorbed on a striped surface, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 46, 055001

C.E. Soteros, D.W. Sumners and S.G. Whittington, 2012, Knotted 2-spheres in tubes in Z4, J. Knot Theory Ramif. 21, 1250116

S.G. Whittington, 2012, Combinatorial models of polymers subject to a force, Int. J. Chem. Mod. 4, Number 2-3, 117-124

G.K. Iliev and S.G. Whittington, 2012, Adsorbed polymers on an inhomogeneous surface: Pulling at an angle, J. Phys.A: Math. Theor. 45, 185003

G. Rychlewski and S.G. Whittington, 2011, Self-avoiding walks and polymer adsorption: low temperature behaviour, J. Stat. Phys. 145, 661-668

G.K. Iliev, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2011, Polymers undergoing inhomogeneous adsorption: exact results and Monte Carlo simulations, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44, 405004

G. Rychlewski and S.G. Whittington, 2011, Self-avoiding walks and polymer adsorption: edge and vertex weighting, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44, 095006

E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2010, Adsorbing polymers subject to an elongational force: the effect of pulling direction, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43, 485005

G.K. Iliev, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2010, Directed walk models of adsorbing semi-flexible polymers subject to an elongational force, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43, 315202

R. Brak, G.K. Iliev, A.L. Owczarek and S.G. Whittington, 2010, The exact solution of a three-dimensional lattice polymer in a slab with sticky walls, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43, 135001

M. Atapour, C.E. Soteros, C. Ernst and S.G. Whittington, 2010, The linking probability for 2-component links which span a lattice tube, Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 19, 27-54

M. Baiesi, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2009, Interplay between writhe and knotting for swollen and compact polymers, J. Chem. Phys. 131, 154902

N. Madras, D.W. Sumners and S.G. Whittington, 2009, Almost unknotted embeddings of graphs in Z3 and higher dimensional analogues, Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 18, 1031-1048

M. Atapour, C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2009, Stretched polygons in a lattice tube, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 42, 322002

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2009, Thermodynamics and entanglements of walks under stress, J. Stat. Mech. P07014

S.G. Whittington, 2009, Almost unknotted embeddings of graphs and surfaces, Bussei Kenkyu 92, 11-15

S.G. Whittington, 2009, Lattice polygons and related objects, in Polygons, Polyominoes and Polycubes, ed A.J. Guttmann, pp 23-41, Springer

S.G. Whittington and A.L. Owczarek, 2009, Interacting lattice polygons, in Polygons, Polyominoes and Polycubes, ed A.J. Guttmann, pp 301-315, Springer

J. Alvarez and S.G. Whittington, 2009, Force-extension relations for adsorbing polymers subject to a force, J. Stat. Mech. P04016

R. Brak, P. Dyke, J. Lee, A.L. Owczarek, T. Prellberg, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2009, A self-interacting partially directed walk subject to a force, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 42, 085001

J. Alvarez, E.J. Janse van Rensburg, C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2008, Self-avoiding polygons and walks in slits, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41, 185004

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2008, Knot probability of polygons subjected to a force: a Monte Carlo study, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41, 025003

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2008, Knotting in stretched polygons, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41, 015003

S.G. Whittington, 2007, Randomly coloured self-avoiding walks: adsorption and localization, Markov Processes and Related Fields 13, 761-776

R. Martin, E. Orlandini, A.L. Owczarek, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2007, Exact enumeration and Monte Carlo results for self-avoiding walks in a slab, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40, 7509-7521

E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2007, Statistical topology of closed curves: Some applications to polymer physics, Rev. Mod. Phys. 79, 611-642

R. Brak, G.K. Iliev, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2007, Motzkin path models of long chain polymers in slits, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40, 4415-4437

J. Alvarez, E. Orlandini, C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2007, Higher order Morita approximations for random copolymer adsorption, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40, F289-F298

F. den Hollander and S.G. Whittington, 2006, Localization transition for a copolymer in an emulsion, Theory Probab. Appl. 51, 101-141

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2006, Self-avoiding walks in a slab: rigorous results, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39, 13869-13903

N. Habibzadah, G.K. Iliev, A. Saguia and S.G. Whittington, 2006, Some Motzkin path models of random and periodic copolymers, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 42, 111-123

S.G. Whittington, 2006, Forty years and still counting: A tribute to Tony Guttmann, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 42, 1-4

N. Habibzadah, G.K. Iliev, R. Martin, A. Saguia and S.G. Whittington, 2006, The order of the localization transition for a random copolymer, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39, 5659-5667

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini, A.L. Owczarek, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2005, Self-avoiding walks in a slab with attractive walls, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, L823-L828

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2005, Entanglement complexity of semiflexible lattice polygons, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, L795-L800

R. Brak, A.L. Owczarek, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2005, A directed walk model of a long chain polymer in a slit with attractive walls , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, 4309-4325

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2005, A self-avoiding walk model of random copolymer adsorption, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, 3473

G. Iliev, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2005, Localization of random copolymers and the Morita approximation, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38, 1209-1223

E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2004, Entangled polymers in condensed phases, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 12094-12099

C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2004, The statistical mechanics of random copolymers, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, R279-R325

G. Iliev, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2004, Adsorption and localization of random copolymers subject to a force: The Morita approximation, Eur. Phys. J. B 40, 63-71

E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 2004, Pulling a polymer at an interface: directed walk models , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, 5305-5314

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2004, Adsorption of a directed polymer subject to an elongational force , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, 1535-1543

E.W. James, C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2003, Localization of a random copolymer at an interface: an exact enumeration study , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36, 11575-11584

E.W. James, C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2003, Localization of a random copolymer at an interface: an untethered self-avoiding walk model, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36, 11187-11200

M.S. Causo and S.G. Whittington, 2003, A Monte Carlo investigation of the localization transition in random copolymers at an interface, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36, L189-L195

N. Madras and S.G. Whittington, 2003, Localization of a random copolymer at an interface, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36, 923-938

S.G. Whittington, 2002, Random Copolymers, Physica A 314, 214-219

E. Orlandini, A. Rechnitzer and S.G. Whittington, 2002, Random copolymers and the Morita approximation: Polymer adsorption and polymer localization, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, 7729-7751

N. Madras and S.G. Whittington, 2002, Self-averaging in finite random copolymers, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, L427-431

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2002, Self-averaging in the statistical mechanics of some lattice models, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, 4219-4227

E.W. James and S.G. Whittington, 2002, Extent of self-averaging in the statistical mechanics of finite random copolymers, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, 3203-3211

M.S. Moghaddam and S.G. Whittington, 2002, A Monte Carlo study of polymer adsorption: Random copolymers and random surfaces , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, 33-42

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, A. Rechnitzer, M.S. Causo and S.G. Whittington, 2001, Self-averaging sequences in the statistical mechanics of random copolymers, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 34, 6381-6388

C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 2001, Contacts in self-avoiding walks and polygons , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 34, 4009-4039

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2001, Self-averaging in random self-interacting polygons, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 34, L37-L44

R. Martin, M.S. Causo and S.G. Whittington, 2000, Localization transition for a randomly coloured self-avoiding walk at an interface, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33, 7903-7918

S.G. Whittington, 2000, MCMC methods in statistical mechanics: Avoiding quasi-ergodic problems, Fields Inst. Comm. 26, 131-141

M.S. Moghaddam, T. Vrbova and S.G. Whittington, 2000, Adsorption of periodic copolymers at a planar interface, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33, 4573-4584

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2000, Polymer entanglement in melts, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33, L181-186

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 2000, Self-averaging in models of random copolymer collapse, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33, 259-266

M. Garcia, E. Ilangko and S.G. Whittington, 1999, The writhe of polygons on the face-centred cubic lattice, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 32, 4593-4600

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, D.W. Sumners and S.G. Whittington, 1999, The writhe of knots and links, in "Ideal Knots" ed Stasiak, Katritch and Kauffman, World Scientific

C.E. Soteros, D.W. Sumners and S.G. Whittington, 1999, Randomly linked p-spheres in Zd, J. Knot Theory and its Ramifications 8, 49-70

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 1999, A self-avoiding walk model of random copolymer adsorption, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 32, 469-477

S.G. Whittington, 1998, A directed-walk model of copolymer adsorption. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31, 8797-8803

T. Vrbova and S.G. Whittington, 1998, Adsorption and collapse of self-avoiding walks at a defect plane. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31, 7031-7041

E. Orlandini, M.C. Tesi, E.J. Janse van Rensburg and S.G. Whittington, 1998. Asymptotics of knotted lattice polygons. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31, 5953-5967

D. Bennett-Wood, I.G. Enting, D.S. Gaunt, A.J. Guttmann, J.L. Leask, A.L. Owczarek and S.G. Whittington, 1998. Exact enumeration study of free energies of interacting polygons and walks in two dimensions. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31, 4725-4741

T. Vrbova and S.G. Whittington, 1998. Adsorption and collapse of self-avoiding walks in three dimensions: A Monte Carlo study. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31, 3989-3998

S.G. Whittington, 1998. A self-avoiding walk model of copolymer adsorption. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 31, 3769-3775

And some which are not so recent

E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini, D.W. Sumners, M.C. Tesi and S.G. Whittington, 1996. Entanglement complexity of lattice ribbons. J. Stat. Phys. 85, 103-130

M.C. Tesi, E.J. Janse van Rensburg, E. Orlandini and S.G. Whittington, 1996. Monte Carlo study of the interacting self-avoiding walk model in three dimensions. J. Stat. Phys. 82, 155-181

C.E. Soteros , D.W. Sumners and S.G. Whittington, 1992. Entanglement Complexity of Graphs in Z3. Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 111, 75-91.

M.E. Fisher, A.J. Guttmann and S.G. Whittington, 1991. Two-dimensional lattice vesicles and polygons. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 24, 3095

E.J. Janse van Rensburg and S.G. Whittington, 1990. Self-avoiding surfaces with knotted boundaries. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 23, 2495

N. Madras , C.E. Soteros and S.G. Whittington, 1988. Statistics of Lattice Animals. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 21 4617-4635

J.M. Hammersley and S.G. Whittington, 1985. Self-avoiding walks in wedges. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 18, 101-111

J.M. Hammersley, G.M. Torrie and S.G. Whittington, 1982. Self-avoiding walks interacting with a surface. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 15, 539-571

And finally, some edited books

Numerical Methods for Polymeric Systems, ed S.G.Whittington, Springer 1998

Topology and Geometry in Polymer Science, ed S.G. Whittington, D.W. Sumners and T. Lodge, Springer 1998