Conserved linking in single- and double-stranded polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 10042-10048

  Plewa, Joseph S ^a   Witten, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CROSSLINKING; CRYSTAL LATTICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

POLYMER CHAINS; RING POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0033723985     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481639     Document Type: Article

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