Diffusion Dynamics, Moments, and Distribution of First Passage Time on the Protein-Folding Energy Landscape, with Applications to Single Molecules
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We study the dynamics of protein folding via statistical energy-landscape theory. In particular, we concentrate on the local-connectivity case with the folding progress described by the fraction of native conformations. We obtain information for the first passage-time (FPT) distribution and its moments. The results show a dynamic transition temperature below which the FPT distribution develops a power-law tail, a signature of the intermittency phenomena of the folding dynamics. We also discuss the possible application of the results to single-molecule dynamics experiments.