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Statistical Mechanics ·
Combinatorics ·
Monte Carlo Simulations ·
Statistical Knot Theory |
Selected Papers (With links to journals)
2012:
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Directed
Path Models of Adsorbing and Pulled Copolymers. GK Iliev and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Stat Mech: Theo Expr P01019 (2012)
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The Compressibility
of Minimal Lattice Knots. EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J
Stat Mech: Theo Expr
P05003 (2012)
· Lattice Knots in a Slab. D Gasumova, EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J Stat Mech: Theo Expr P09004 (2012)
2011:
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BFACF-Style Algorithms
for Polygons in the BCC and FCC Lattices. EJ Janse
van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer.
J Phys A: Math Theo 44 165001 (2011)
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On the Universality of
Knot Probability Ratios. EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J Phys A: Math Theo 44
162002 (2011)
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Generalised Atmospheric Sampling of Knotted Polygons.
EJ Janse van Rensburg and A
Rechnitzer. J Knot Theo Ram 20 1145 (2011)
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Adsorption
of Pulled Directed Paths in a Slanted Boundary. EJ Janse
van Rensburg.
J Phys
A: Math Theo 44 325001 (2011)
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Short
and Long Ranged Adsorption of Directed Paths. G Iliev and EJ
Janse van Rensburg. J Stat Mech: Theo Expr P11013 (2011)
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Minimal
Knotted Polygons in Cubic Lattices. EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J Stat Mech: Theo Expr P09008 (2011)
2010:
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Adsorbing Motzkin Paths. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Theo
43 485006 (2010)
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The Adsorption
Transition in Directed Paths. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Stat Mech: Theo Expr P08030 (2010)
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Pulled Motzkin Paths. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Theo 43 335001 (2010)
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Pulled Directed Lattice
Paths. EJ Janse van Rensburg.
J Phys A: Math Theo 43 215001 (2010)
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Approximate
Enumeration of Self-Avoiding Walks. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. Cont
Math 520 127 (2010)
2009:
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Atmospheric Collapse
in Self-Avoiding Walks: A Numerical Study using GARM. J Alvarez, M Gara, EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J Stat. Mech: Theo
Expr P12005 (2009)
· Thermodynamics and Entanglements of Walks under Stress. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, MC Tesi and SG Whittington. J Stat Mech: Theo Expr P07014 (2009)
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Monte Carlo Methods for
the Self-Avoiding Walk. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Theo 42
323001 (2009)
·
Generalised Atmospheric Sampling of Self-Avoiding Walks.
EJ Janse van Rensburg and A
Rechnitzer. J Phys A: Math
Theo
42 335001
(2009)
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Monte Carlo
Methods for Lattice Polygons. E.J. Janse van Rensburg. In Polygons, Polyominoes
and Polyhedra (Lect Notes Phys 775 (2009)) Ed AJ
Guttmann. Canopus Publishing Ltd.
·
Thoughts
on Lattice Knot Statistics.
EJ Janse van Rensburg. J
Math Chem 45(1) 7 (Commemorative
issue in honour of Stu Whittington and Ray Kapral) (2009)
2008:
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Generalised
Atmospheric Rosenbluth Methods (GARM). A Rechnitzer
and EJ Janse van Rensburg. JPhys A: Math Theo
41 442002 (2008)
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Directed Paths in a
Layered Environment. J Alvarez and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Theo 41
465003 (2008)
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Self-Avoiding Walks and
Polygons in Slits. EJ Janse van Rensburg, CE Soteros and SG
Whittington. J Phys A: Math Theo 41 185004 (2008)
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Atmospheres of Polygons
and Knotted Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer.
J Phys
A: Math Theo 41 105002 (2008)
·
Knotting in Stretched
Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, MC Tesi and SG
Whittington. J Phys A: Math Theo 41 015003 (2008)
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Knot Probability of
Polygons Subjected to a Force: A Monte Carlo Study. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, MC Tesi and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math
Theo 41 025003 (2008)
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Partially
Directed Paths in a Wedge. EJ Janse van Rensburg, T Prellberg and AR Rechnitzer. J Combl Theo
Ser A 115(4)
623 (2008)
2007:
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Directed
Paths in a Wedge. EJ Janse van Rensburg, T Prellberg and A Rechnitzer. J Phys A:
Math Theo 40 14069 (2007)
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Squeezing Knots. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J
Stat Mech: Theo Expr
P03001 (2007)
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Partially
Directed Paths in a Wedge. EJ Janse van Rensburg, T Prellberg and A Rechnitzer. FPSAC’07, Nankai University, China (2007)
2006:
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Self-Avoiding Walks in a
Slab: Rigorous Results. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and SG
Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 39
13869 (2006)
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Plane Partition Vesicles.
EJ Janse van Rensburg and J
Ma J Phys A: Math Gen 39 11171 (2006)
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Moments of Directed
Paths in a Wedge. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen Conf Ser 42 147 (2006)
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Forces
in Motzkin Paths in a Wedge. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 39 1581 (2006)
2005:
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Self-avoiding Walks in a
Slab with Attractive Walls. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, AL Owczarek, A Rechnitzer, and SG
Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 38 L823
(2005)
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Adsorbing Bargraph Paths in a q-Wedge. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. J Phys A:
Math Gen 38 8505 (2005). Corrigendum: J
Phys A: Math Gen 39 3847 (2006)
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Forces in Square Lattice
Directed Paths in a Wedge. EJ Janse van Rensburg and Y Le. J Phys A:
Math Gen 38 8493 (2005)
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Square Lattice
Directed Paths Adsorbing on the Line Y=qX.
EJ Janse van Rensburg. J
Stat Mech: Theo Expr
P09010 (2005)
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Rectangular Vesicles in
Three Dimensions. J Ma and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen
38 4115 (2005)
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A Tutorial on Knot
Energies. EJ Janse van Rensburg.
Contributed to Physical and
Numerical Models in Knot Theory. Series
on Knots and Everything 36
(2004) Eds. J Calvo, K Millett, E Rawdon
and A Stasiak.
World Scientific, Singapore.
2004:
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Inflating Square and
Rectangular Lattice Vesicles. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen
37 3903 (2004)
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Multiple Markov Chain Monte
Carlo Study of Adsorbing Self Avoiding Walks in
Two and Three Dimensions. EJ Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J
Phys A: Math Gen 37 6875 (2004)
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Exchange
Relations, Dyck Paths and Copolymer Adsorption.
A Rechnitzer and EJ. Janse
van Rensburg. Disc Appl
Math140 49 (2004)
2003:
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Statistical Mechanics of
Directed Models of Polymers in the Square Lattice. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 36 R11 (2003)
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High Precision Canonical
Monte Carlo Determination of the Growth Constant of Square Lattice Trees.
EJ Janse van Rensburg and A
Rechnitzer. Phys
Rev E 67 036116-1 (2003)
2002:
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Knotting
in Adsorbing Lattice Polygons. EJ Janse van
Rensburg. Cont
Math 304 137 (2002)
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The
Probability of Knotting in Lattice Polygons. EJ Janse
van Rensburg.
Cont Math 304 125 (2002)
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Canonical Monte Carlo
Determination of the Connective Constant of Self Avoiding Walks. A Rechnitzer and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 35
L605 (2002)
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Exchange
Symmetries in Motzkin Path and Bargraph
Models of Copolymer Adsorption. A Rechnitzer
and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Elect
J Comb 9 R20 (2002)
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Upper
Bounds on Linking Numbers of Thick Links. Y Diao, C
Ernst and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J
Knot Theo Ram 11 199 (2002)
2001:
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Self-Averaging Sequences
in the Statistical Mechanics of Random Copolymers. EJ Janse van Rensburg, A Rechnitzer, M Causo and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 34
6381 (2001)
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Adsorbing and
Collapsing Directed Animals. EJ
Janse van Rensburg and A Rechnitzer. J Stat Phys 105 49 (2001)
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Adsorbing Trees in Two
Dimensions – A Monte Carlo Study. S You and EJ Janse
van Rensburg.
Phys Rev E 64(4) 046101-1 (2001)
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Self-Averaging in Random
Self-Interacting Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, MC Tesi and SG
Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 34 L37 (2001)
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Trees at an
Interface. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J
Stat Phys 102
1177 (2001)
2000:
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Interacting Columns:
Generating Functions and Scaling Exponents. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen
33 7541 (2000)
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The Cluster Structure in
Collapsing Animals. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 33
3653 (2000)
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A Lattice Tree Model of
Branched Copolymer Adsorption. J Phys A: Math Gen
33 1171 (2000)
1999:
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Adsorbing
Staircase Walks and Polygons.
EJ Janse van Rensburg. Ann
Comb 3 451 (1999)
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Composite Models of
Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen
32 4351 (1999)
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The
Curvature of Lattice Knots. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SD Promislow. J
Knot Theo Ram 8 463 (1999)
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Collapsing Animals. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and MC Tesi. J Phys A: Math Gen
32 1567 (1999)
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Thicknesses
of Knots. Y Diao,
C Ernst and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Math
Proc Camb Phil Soc 126 293
(1999)
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The Writhe of Knots
and Links. EJ Janse van Rensburg, DW Sumners and SG Whittington. Contributed to Ideal Knots. Series on Knots
and Everything 19 (1999) Eds. A Stasiak,
V Katrich and LH Kauffman. World Scientific, Singapore.
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Knots with Minimal
Energies. Y Diao,
C Ernst and EJ Janse van Rensburg.
Contributed to Ideal Knots. Series on Knots and
Everything 19 (1999) Eds. A Stasiak,
V Katrich and LH Kauffman. World Scientific, Singapore.
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Minimal Lattice
Knots. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. Contributed to Ideal
Knots. Series on Knots
and Everything 19 (1999) Eds. A Stasiak,
V Katrich and LH Kauffman. World Scientific, Singapore.
1998:
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Collapsing and Adsorbing
Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 31
8295 (1998)
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Adsorbing and Collapsing
Trees. EJ Janse
van Rensburg and S You. J Phys A: Math Gen 31
8635 (1998)
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Critical Exponents and
Universal Amplitude Ratios in Lattice Trees. S You and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Phys Rev E 58 3971 (1998)
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Asymptotics
of Knotted Lattice Polygons. E Orlandini, MC Tesi, EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG
Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 31 5953 (1998)
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Minimal Links in the Cubic
Lattice. R Uberti, EJ Janse
van Rensburg, E Orlandini,
MC Tesi and SG Whittington. Contributed to Topology and Geometry in
Polymer Science. IMA Volume 103.
Eds. SG Whittington, DW Sumners and T Lodge. (Proc 1995-96 IMA Prog Math Meth
in Mat Sci, June 1996).
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A Model of Lattice
Vesicles. EJ Janse van Rensburg.
Contributed to Topology and Geometry in
Polymer Science. IMA Volume 103.
Eds. SG Whittington, DW Sumners and T Lodge. (Proc 1995-96 IMA Prog Math Meth
in Mat Sci, June 1996).
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Energies of Knots. Y Diao, C Ernst and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Contributed to Topology and
Geometry in Polymer Science. IMA Volume 103. Eds. SG Whittington, DW Sumners and
T Lodge. (Proc 1995-96 IMA Prog
Math Meth in Mat Sci, June 1996).
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Percolation of Linked
Circles. Y Diao and EJ Janse
van Rensburg. Contributed to Topology and
Geometry in Polymer Science. IMA Volume 103. Eds. SG Whittington, DW Sumners and
T Lodge. (Proc 1995-96 IMA Prog
Math Meth in Mat Sci, June 1996).
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Topological Entanglement
Complexity of Polymer Chains in Confined Geometries. MC Tesi,
EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and SG Whittington. Contributed to Topology and Geometry in
Polymer Science. IMA Volume 103.
Eds. SG Whittington, DW Sumners and T Lodge. (Proc 1995-96 IMA Prog Math Meth
in Mat Sci, June 1996).
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Entropic Exponents of
Knotted Lattice Polygons. E Orlandini, EJ Janse van Rensburg, MC Tesi and SG Whittington. Contributed to Topology and Geometry in
Polymer Science. IMA Volume 103.
Eds. SG Whittington, DW Sumners and T Lodge. (Proc 1995-96 IMA Prog Math Meth
in Mat Sci, June 1996).
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Monte Carlo Simulation of
the Theta-Point in Lattice Trees. EJ Janse van Rensburg and N Madras. Contributed to Numerical
Methods for Polymeric Systems. IMA Volume 102. Eds. SG Whittington. (Proc 1995-96
IMA Prog Math Meth in Mat Sci,
May 1996).
1997:
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Metropolis Monte Carlo
Simulation of Lattice Animals.
EJ Janse van Rensburg
and N Madras. J Phys A: Math
Gen 30 8035 (1997)
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The Shapes of
Self-Avoiding Polygons with Torsion. E Orlandini,
MC Tesi, EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 30
L693 (1997)
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Torsion of Polygons in
Z^3. MC Tesi,
EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 30 5179 (1997)
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In Search
of a Good Polygonal Knot Energy.
Y Diao, C Ernst and EJ Janse
van Rensburg.
J Knot Theo Ram 6(5) 633 (1997)
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Knot
Energies by Ropes. Y Diao, C Ernst and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J
Knot Theo Ram 6(6) 799 (1997)
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Crumpling
Self-Avoiding Surfaces. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Stat Phys
88 177 (1997)
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Monte Carlo Study
of the Theta-Point for Collapsing Trees. N Madras and EJ Janse van Rensburg.
J Stat Phys 86 1 (1997)
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The
Writhe of Knots in the Cubic Lattice.
EJ Janse van Rensburg,
E Orlandini, DW Sumners, MC
Tesi and SG Whittington. J Knot Theo Ram 6(1) 31
(1997)
1996:
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Entropic Exponents of Lattice
Polygons with Specified Knot Type. E Orlandini,
MC Tesi, EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 29 L299 (1996)
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Critical
Evaluation of the VSC Model for Tip Growth. IB Heath and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Mycoscience 37 71
(1996)
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Entanglement
Complexity of Lattice Ribbons. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, DW Sumners, MC Tesi and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Stat Phys 85 103 (1996)
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A Monte Carlo
Algorithm for Lattice Ribbons. E Orlandini, EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG
Whittington. J Stat Phys
82 1159 (1996)
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Monte Carlo Study
of the Interacting Self-Avoiding Walk Model in Three Dimensions. MC Tesi, EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and SG Whittington. J Stat Phys 82 155 (1996)
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Lattice Invariants for
Knots. EJ Janse van Rensburg.
Contributed to Mathematical Approaches to Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. IMA Volume 82. Eds. JP Mesirov,
K SChulten and DW Sumners.
(Proc 1994 IMA Summer Prog
in Mol Biol, July 1994).
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Topology and Geometry of
Biopolymers. EJ Janse van Rensburg,
E Orlandini, DW Sumners, MC
Tesi and SG Whittington. Contributed to Mathematical Approaches to Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. IMA Volume 82. Eds. JP Mesirov,
K SChulten and DW Sumners.
(Proc 1994 IMA Summer Prog
in Mol Biol, July 1994).
1995:
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Interacting Self-Avoiding
Walks and Polygons in Three Dimensions. MC Tesi,
EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 29 2451 (1995)
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Twist in an
Exactly Solvable Directed Lattice Ribbon. E Orlandini
and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Stat Phys 80 781 (1995)
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Minimal
Knots in the Cubic Lattice. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SD Promislow. J Knot Theo Ram 4(1) 115 (1995)
1994:
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Lattice Ribbons: A Model
of Double-Stranded Polymers. EJ
Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, DW Sumners, MC Tesi and SG Whittington. Phys Rev E 50 4279 (1994)
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The Writhe of a
Self-Avoiding Walk. E Orlandini, MC Tesi, SG Whittington, DW Sumners
and EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen
27 L333 (1994)
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Statistical
Mechanics and Topology of Surfaces in Z^d. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Knot Theo Ram 3(3) 365 (1994)
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Knot Probability for
Lattice Polygons in Confined Geometries. MC Tesi, EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 27 347 (1994)
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Random Linking of Lattice
Polygons. E Orlandini,
EJ Janse van Rensburg, MC Tesi and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 27 335 (1994)
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Knotting and Supercoiling
in Circular DNA: A Model Incorporating the Effect of Added Salt. MC Tesi, EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, DW Sumners and SG
Whittington. Phys Rev E
49 868 (1994)
1993:
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The Writhe of a
Self-Avoiding Polygon. EJ Janse van Rensburg, E Orlandini, DW Sumners, MC Tesi and SG
Whittington. J Phys
A: Math Gen 26 L981 (1993)
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Virial
Coefficients for Hard Discs and Hard Spheres. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. J
Phys A: Math Gen 26 4805 (1993)
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Estimation of
Multidimensional Integrals: Is Monte Carlo the Best Method? EJ Janse van Rensburg and GM Torrie. J Phys A: Math Gen 26
943 (1993)
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A Numerical
Study of the Gel Electrophoresis of Knotted DNA. HA Lim and EJ Janse
van Rensburg. Math
Mod & Sci Comp 1 153 (1993)
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Electrophoresis of Circular and Knotted
Polymers/DNA. HA Lim and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Contributed to Proc 8 Int Conf Math
Comp Mod. Math Mod and Sci Comp 2 622 (1993)
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Random Knots in Ring Polymers. SG
Whittington and EJ Janse van Rensburg.
Contributed to Proc 8 Int Conf Math Comp Mod. Math
Mod and Sci Comp 2 741 (1993)
1992:
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On the Number of Lattice
Trees. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. J
Phys A: Math Gen 25 3523 (1992)
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Surfaces in Hypercubic Lattices. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. J
Phys A: Math Gen 25 3529 (1992)
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Entanglement Complexity of
Self-Avoiding Walks. EJ Janse van Rensburg, DW Sumners, E Wasserman and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen
25 6557 (1992)
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Ergodicity
of the BFACF Algorithm in Three Dimensions. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. J
Phys A: Math Gen 25 1031 (1992)
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A Non-local Algorithm for
Lattice Trees. EJ Janse van Rensburg
and N Madras. J Phys
A: Math Gen 25 303 (1992)
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Electrophoresis of Knotted DNA in a
Regular and Random Electrophoretic Medium.
HA Lim, MT Carroll and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Contributed to Biomedical
Modeling and Simulation.
Eds
J Eisenfeld, DS Levine and M Witten. (1992)
1991:
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The Dimensions of Knotted
Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg
and SG Whittington. J Phys
A: Math Gen 24 3935 (1991)
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The BFACF Algorithm and
Knotted Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 24 5553 (1991)
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Energy
Transfer on Knotted Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. Macromol 24 1969 (1991)
1990:
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The Topology of Interfaces. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 23 5879 (1990)
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Self-Avoiding Surfaces
with Knotted Boundaries. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 23 2495 (1990)
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The Knot Probability of
Lattice Polygons. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 23 3573 (1990)
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The Pivot Algorithm and
Polygons: Results on the FCC Lattice. EJ Janse
van Rensburg, SG Whittington and N Madras. J Phys A: Math Gen 23
1589 (1990)
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Punctured Discs on the
Square Lattice. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittongton. J Phys A: Math Gen 23
1287 (1990)
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Graphs
and Surfaces in the Regular Lattice. SG Whittington, CE Soteros
and EJ Janse van Rensburg. Comp
and Chem 14 281 (1990)
1989:
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Self-Avoiding Surfaces. EJ Janse van Rensburg and SG Whittington. J Phys A: Math Gen 22
4939 (1989)
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Exciton
Migration on Polymers. EJ Janse van Rensburg, JE Guillet and SG
Whittington. Macromol
22 4212 (1989)
1988:
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Resistance of the Edwards
Walk. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys A: Math Gen 21
147 (1988)
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Simulation of Random Walks
in Field Theory. EJ Janse van Rensburg. J Phys G: Nucl Phys 14 397 (1988)
1987:
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A
Non-Self Adjoint General Matrix Eigenvalue Problem. G Delic, EJ Janse van Rensburg and G Welke. J Comp Phys 69 325
(1987)
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Monte Carlo Simulations of
Random Walks and Surfaces in Parallel. EJ Janse
van Rensburg. J
Phys A: Math Gen 20 L637 (1987)
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