Knot complexity and the probability of random knotting

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 4-

  Shimamura, Miyuki K ^a   Deguchi, Tetsuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; TOPOLOGY;

KNOT COMPLEXITY; KNOT INVARIANTS; KNOTTED POLYMERS; RANDOM KNOTTING;

POLYMERS;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349109483     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.040801     Document Type: Article

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