DNA toroid condensation as analytic solutions

dc.creatorIshimoto, Yukitaka
dc.creatorKikuchi, Norio
dc.date2007-01-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:43:58Z
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dc.descriptionIt now becomes apparent that condensed DNA toroid which emerges in a poor solvent condition can be realised in the framework of the non-linear sigma model on a line segment. In fact, the classical solutions of the model, i.e., of the bending potential exhibit toroidal forms, and fit well with the delta-function term of the attractive interaction. The proposed theory is in good agreement with experimental observations that the toroid is the ground state. In this paper, we give a rigorous proof that the solutions are indeed the exact solutions of the equations of motion with the first derivatives of the attractive interaction term. We also show a refined mapping to experimental data, considering the finite size effects of the cross section and of the chain length.
dc.description11 pages, 3 figures (colour)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701737
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701737
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/123028
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectBiomolecules
dc.titleDNA toroid condensation as analytic solutions
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