Topological invariant for thin rods and its applications to conformations of DNA

被引：2

作者：

Chechetkin, VR

机构：

[1] Troitsk Inst. Innov. T., Theor. Dept. Div. Perspective I.

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS A | 1997年 / 233卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

thin rods; degree of a map; linking number; conformations of DNA;

D O I：

10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00427-1

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The relationship between topological properties of closed twisted thin rods and that of circular DNA is discussed. This relationship yields a natural explanation for the observed characteristics of fluctuations in writhing. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

引用

页码：151 / 153

页数：3

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