Detection and visualization of physical knots in macromolecules

Physics Procedia

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 117-125

  Virnau, Peter ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexander polynomial; Knots; Polymers; Proteins; Visualization

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; PROTEINS; VISUALIZATION;

ALEXANDER POLYNOMIALS; COMPUTER TIME; KNOTS; RANDOM WALK; SIMULATION CODE; STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK;

POLYMERS;

EID: 78651506437     PISSN: 18753884     EISSN: 18753892     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2010.09.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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