Phase transitions in homogeneous biopolymers: basic concepts and methods

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dc.creatorTheodorakopoulos, N.
dc.date2002-10-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:47:39Z
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dc.descriptionThe basic models of helix-coil transitions in biomolecules are introduced. These include phenomenological, zipper (Bragg-Zimm) models of polypeptides, loop-entropy (Poland-Scheraga) and Hamiltonian (Peyrard-Bishop) models of homogeneous DNA denaturation. The transfer integral approach to one-dimensional thermodynamics is presented in some detail, including the necessary extensions to deal with the singular integral equations arising in the case of on-site potentials with a flat top. The (non-)applicability of the theorems which prohibit phase transitions in one-dimensional systems is discussed.
dc.descriptionProceedings of the conference on Localization and Energy Transfer in Nonlinear Systems, June 17-21, 2002, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain; to be published by World Scientific (pedagogical review article). 23 pages, 3 Figs
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0210188
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0210188
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20086
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectQuantitative Biology
dc.titlePhase transitions in homogeneous biopolymers: basic concepts and methods
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