Mathematical and computational methods for studying energy transduction in protein motors

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 35-76

  Wang, Hongyun ^a   Elston, Timothy C ^b  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Detailed balance; Effective diffusion; Fokker Planck equation; Langevin equation; Motor cargo system

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249883304     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-006-9169-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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