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Models of DNA denaturation dynamics: universal properties
- Source :
- Markov Processes Relat. Fields 19, 569-576 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- We briefly review some of the models used to describe DNA denaturation dynamics, focusing on the value of the dynamical exponent $z$, which governs the scaling of the characteristic time $\tau\sim L^z$ as a function of the sequence length $L$. The models contain different degrees of simplifications, in particular sometimes they do not include a description for helical entanglement: we discuss how this aspect influences the value of $z$, which ranges from $z=0$ to $z \approx 3.3$. Connections with experiments are also mentioned.
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Markov Processes Relat. Fields 19, 569-576 (2013)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1402.6492
- Document Type :
- Working Paper