Membrane fluctuations around inclusions

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dc.creatorSantangelo, Christian D.
dc.creatorFarago, Oded
dc.date2003-09-29
dc.date2004-01-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:53:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:53:52Z
dc.descriptionThe free energy of inserting a protein into a membrane is determined by considering the variation in the spectrum of thermal fluctuations in response to the presence of a rigid inclusion. Both numerically and through a simple analytical approximation, we find that the primary effect of fluctuations is to reduce the effective surface tension, hampering the insertion at low surface tension. Our results, which should also be relevant for membrane pores, suggest (in contrast to classical nucleation theory) that a finite surface tension is necessary to facilitate the opening of a pore.
dc.description4 pages, fig.1 (a),(b). Revised version with some important changes
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0309683
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0309683
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/22327
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSubcellular Processes
dc.titleMembrane fluctuations around inclusions
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