The linking number and the writhe of uniform random walks and polygons in confined spaces

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Panagiotou, E ^a   Millett, K C ^b   Lambropoulou, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 75849120115     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/43/4/045208     Document Type: Article

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