Entropic Interactions between Two Knots on a Semiflexible Polymer
Two knots on a string can either be separated or intertwined, and may even pass through each other. At the microscopic scale, such transitions may occur spontaneously, driven by thermal fluctuations, and can be associated with a topological free energy barrier. In this manuscript, we study the respe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Polymers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/2/55 |