Helices for mathematical modelling of proteins, nucleic acids and polymers

DOI10.1016/j.jmaa.2008.05.094zbMath1140.92001MaRDI QIDQ937280

James A. McCoy

Publication date: 14 August 2008

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmaa.2008.05.094

zbMATH Keywords

torsion; proteins; curvature; calculus of variations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

82D60: Statistical mechanics of polymers

92C40: Biochemistry, molecular biology

92C05: Biophysics

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