Topological invariant for thin rods and its applications to conformations of DNA

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 233, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 151-153

  Chechetkin, V R ^a  

^a TROITSK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND FUSION RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Conformations of DNA; Degree of a map; Linking number; Thin rods

Indexed keywords

TOPOLOGY;

ITS APPLICATIONS; LINKING NUMBERS; THIN RODS; TOPOLOGICAL INVARIANTS; TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

DNA;

EID: 0042122778     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00427-1     Document Type: Article

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