Torsion of DNA modeled as a heterogeneous fluctuating rod

DOI10.1016/j.jmps.2013.09.020zbMath1323.92147OpenAlexW2036808880MaRDI QIDQ748727

David Argudo, Prashant K. Purohit

Publication date: 30 October 2015

Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2013.09.020

zbMATH Keywords

phase transitionsDNAstatistical mechanicsheterogeneous elastic materialsingle-molecule experiments

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Structured surfaces and interfaces, coexistent phases (74A50) Protein sequences, DNA sequences (92D20) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26)

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