Statistical mechanics of double-helical polymers

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

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 5-

  De Col, Alvise ^a,b   Liverpool, Tanniemola B ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; GEOMETRY; HAMILTONIANS; HYDROGEN BONDS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STIFFNESS;

BASE-STACKING INTERACTIONS; DOUBLE-HELICAL POLYMERS; TANGENT-TANGENT CORRELATIONS; WORMLIKE CHAIN MODEL;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMER; DNA;

CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVALUATION STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MECHANICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; QUANTUM THEORY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42749105198     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.061907     Document Type: Article

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