Helices.

Helices are among the simplest shapes that are observed in the filamentary and molecular structures of nature. The local mechanical properties of such structures are often modeled by a uniform elastic potential energy dependent on bending and twist, which is what we term a rod model. Our first resul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chouaieb, N, Goriely, A, Maddocks, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006