Knot probability of polygons subjected to a force: A Monte Carlo study

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Janse Van Rensburg, E J ^a   Orlandini, E ^b   Tesi, M C ^c   Whittington, S G ^d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 38749125503     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/2/025003     Document Type: Article

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