Slow energy relaxation of macromolecules and nano-clusters in solution

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dc.creatorPiazza, Francesco
dc.creatorRios, Paolo De Los
dc.creatorSanejouand, Yves-Henri
dc.date2005-03-17
dc.date2005-05-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:04:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:04:14Z
dc.descriptionMany systems in the realm of nanophysics from both the living and inorganic world display slow relaxation kinetics of energy fluctuations. In this paper we propose a general explanation for such phenomenon, based on the effects of interactions with the solvent. Within a simple harmonic model of the system fluctuations, we demonstrate that the inhomogeneity of coupling to the solvent of the bulk and surface atoms suffices to generate a complex spectrum of decay rates. We show for Myoglobin and for a metal nano-cluster that the result is a complex, non-exponential relaxation dynamics.
dc.description5 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0503436
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0503436
dc.identifierPhysical Review Letters, 94, 145502 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.145502
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/26055
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectBiomolecules
dc.titleSlow energy relaxation of macromolecules and nano-clusters in solution
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