Statistical mechanics of semiflexible ribbon polymers

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 4 B, 2000, Pages 5488-5499

  Golestanian, Ramin ^a,b,c   Liverpool, Tanniemola B ^a,d,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN BASIC SCIENCES IASBS   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; INTEGRATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OSCILLATIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DOUBLE STRANDED SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMERS; RIBBON POLYMERS; TWIST BEND COUPLINGS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMER;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; PLIABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PLIABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034287461     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.5488     Document Type: Article

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