Poland-Scheraga models and the DNA denaturation transition

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dc.creatorRichard, C.
dc.creatorGuttmann, A. J.
dc.date2003-02-25
dc.date2004-05-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:58:44Z
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dc.descriptionPoland-Scheraga models were introduced to describe the DNA denaturation transition. We give a rigorous and refined discussion of a family of these models. We derive possible scaling functions in the neighborhood of the phase transition point and review common examples. We introduce a self-avoiding Poland-Scheraga model displaying a first order phase transition in two and three dimensions. We also discuss exactly solvable directed examples. This complements recent suggestions as to how the Poland-Scheraga class might be extended in order to display a first order transition, which is observed experimentally.
dc.description23 pages, 4 figures; v2: new section 2.4, changes in introduction and conclusion; v3: major changes, version as published
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0302514
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0302514
dc.identifierJ. Stat. Phys. 115 (2004), 943-965
dc.identifierdoi:10.1023/B:JOSS.0000022370.48118.8b
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167824
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectQuantitative Biology
dc.titlePoland-Scheraga models and the DNA denaturation transition
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