A director-field model of DNA packaging in viral capsids.

DOI10.1016/S0022-5096(03)00071-1MaRDI QIDQ1421379zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors William S. Klug, M. Ortiz

Publication date 26 January 2004

Published in Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5096(03)00071-1

zbMATH Keywords

Director fieldEnergy minimizationPackagingViral DNA

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Energy minimization in equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G65) Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15) Biochemistry, molecular biology (92C40)

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