Knotting of random ring polymers in confined spaces

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Micheletti, C ^a   Marenduzzo, D ^b   Orlandini, E ^c   Summers, D W ^d  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRALITY; GEOMETRICAL INDICATORS; KNOTTING; RING POLYMERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

POLYMERS;

CIRCULAR DNA; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROBABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, CIRCULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MARKOV CHAINS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 33750478783     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2162886     Document Type: Article

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