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arxiv: cond-mat/9703137 · v2 · submitted 1997-03-13 · ❄️ cond-mat.soft · cond-mat.stat-mech· dg-ga· math.DG

Local Writhing Dynamics

classification ❄️ cond-mat.soft cond-mat.stat-mechdg-gamath.DG
keywords dynamicslocaldefinitionwritheactinaldingeralternativeattempt
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We present an alternative local definition of the writhe of a self-avoiding closed loop which differs from the traditional non-local definition by an integer. When studying dynamics this difference is immaterial. We employ a formula due to Aldinger, Klapper and Tabor for the change in writhe and propose a set of local, link preserving dynamics in an attempt to unravel some puzzles about actin.

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