The abundance of unknots in various models of polymer loops

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 39, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 9081-9092

  Moore, N T ^a   Grosberg, A Y ^b  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 33745826696     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: 13616447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/39/29/005     Document Type: Article

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