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Dynamics of breather modes in a nonlinear “helicoidal” model of DNA

Thierry Dauxois

subject

PhysicsQuantitative Biology::BiomoleculesCoupling (physics)Nonlinear systemClassical mechanicsDna dynamicsBreatherDynamics (mechanics)General Physics and AstronomyMorse potential

description

Via a recent model with an additional helicoidal coupling, the dynamics of breathers modes in DNA are studied analytically and with the use of numerical simulations. It is shown that these excitations are longlived and can match experimentally observed fluctuational openings.

https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(91)90367-h