Analysis of trapped entanglements in polymer networks

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 549-561

  Lang, Michael ^a   Michalke, Wolfgang ^a   Kreitmeier, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexander Polynomial; Algorithm; Cycles; Decomposition; Gaussian linking number; HOMFLY Polynomial; Invariants; Polymer network; Trapped entanglement; Vassiliev

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER POLYNOMIALS; CYCLE; GAUSSIAN LINKING NUMBER; GAUSSIANS; HOMFLY-POLYNOMIAL; INVARIANT; LINKING NUMBERS; POLYMER NETWORKS; TRAPPED ENTANGLEMENT; VASSILIEV;

EID: 0037337791     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9991(03)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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