Field-induced winding of chiral polymers

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-245

  Teixeira, P I C ^a   Terentjev, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ISOMERIZATION; MACROMOLECULES; POLYMERS;

FIELD INDUCED WINDING; POLYMER CHAIN;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031639529     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050308     Document Type: Article

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