Straightening of Thermal Fluctuations in Semiflexible Polymers by Applied Tension
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Straightening of Thermal Fluctuations in Semiflexible Polymers by Applied Tension.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.77.5389