Looping mechanics of rods and DNA with non-homogeneous and discontinuous stiffness

DOI10.1016/J.IJNONLINMEC.2008.06.013zbMATH Open1203.74080OpenAlexW2011860918MaRDI QIDQ620332FDOQ620332

Noel C. Perkins, Sachin Goyal

Publication date: 19 January 2011

Published in: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2008.06.013

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zbMATH Keywords

lac repressorKirchhoff rodDNA loopingkinkable DNAlooping mechanicsnon-homogeneous stiffnessrod dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Protein sequences, DNA sequences (92D20) Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10)

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