Mechanical denaturation of DNA: existence of a low-temperature denaturation
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Mechanical denaturation of DNA: existence of a low temperature denaturation
Recent theoretical predictions on DNA mechanical separation induced by pulling forces are numerically tested within a model in which self-avoidance for DNA strands is fully taken into account. DNA strands are described by interacting pairs of self avoiding walks (SAW) which are pulled apart by a force applied at the two extremities. The whole phase diagram is spanned by extensive Monte Carlo (M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0305-4470,1361-6447
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/34/50/104