Folding dynamics in a semiflexible polymer as a model of DNA

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2003-2008

  Noguchi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamics; Coil globule transition; First order transition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTEINS; STIFFNESS; WINDING;

SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMERS;

DNA;

EID: 0036755462     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127402005650     Document Type: Article

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