A simple model of DNA denaturation and mutually avoiding walks statistics

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 129-134

  Baiesi, M ^a   Carlon, E ^b   Orlandini, E ^a   Stella, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

05.70.Fh Phase transitions: general studies; 05.70.Jk Critical point phenomena; 87.14.Gg DNA, RNA; 87.15.Aa Theory and modeling; computer simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038505882     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2002-00270-2     Document Type: Article

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