Bistable helices.
We extend elasticity theory of filaments to encompass systems, such as bacterial flagella, that display competition between two helical structures of opposite chirality. A general, fully intrinsic formulation of the dynamics of bend and twist degrees of freedom is developed using the natural frame o...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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