Solitons in a double pendulums chain model, and DNA roto-torsional dynamics

Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-146

  Cadoni, Mariano ^a   De Leo, Roberta ^a   Gaeta, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 33947173349     PISSN: 14029251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2991/jnmp.2007.14.1.10     Document Type: Article

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