Writhing geometry of stiff polymers and scattered light

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter

سال: 2002

ISSN: 1434-6028,1434-6036

DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2002-00309-4