Reaction networks are systems of chemical, electrochemical or
biological reaction steps together with their constituent species.
This talk will focus on the use of basic linear algebra results to
determine what (if any) overall reactions can result from a given
reaction network. The talk will then discuss the existence and
construction of Kirchhoff graphs (reaction route graphs) associated
with the reaction networks Kirchhoff graphs satisfy the Kirchhoff
laws and allow one to study a reaction network as one might use a
circuit diagram to study an electrical network. There will be a
number of illustrative examples.
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