Thermomechanics of a heterogeneous fluctuating chain

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-186

  Su, Tianxiang ^a   Purohit, Prashant K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Force extension behavior; Heterogeneous wormlike chain; Monte Carlo simulation; Protein forced unfolding; Statistical mechanics

Indexed keywords

BENDING MODULI; CENTRAL PROBLEMS; FORCE-EXTENSION; HOMOGENEOUS ROD; KINEMATIC VARIABLES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; QUADRATIC FUNCTION; THERMO-MECHANICS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; UNFOLDED PROTEINS; WORMLIKE CHAIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OLIGOMERS; PROTEINS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 73449110471     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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