Resolution of sub-element length scales in Brownian dynamics simulations of biopolymer networks with geometrically exact beam finite elements

DOI10.1016/j.jcp.2015.09.038zbMath1349.82169OpenAlexW2190338258MaRDI QIDQ2374858

Christoph Meier, Wolfgang A. Wall, Kei W. Müller

Publication date: 5 December 2016

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2015.09.038

zbMATH Keywords

cytoskeletonpolymer physicsBrownian dynamics simulationsgeometrically exact beam finite elementsbiopolymer networks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Suspensions (76T20) Cell biology (92C37) Physiological flows (76Z05)

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