Theoretical investigation of finite size effects at DNA melting

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Buyukdagli, Sahin ^a   Joyeux, Marc ^a  

^a LIPHY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FREE ENERGY; MELTING POINT; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

FINITE SIZE EFFECTS; HOMOGENEOUS FUNCTION; TRANSFER INTEGRAL METHOD;

DNA;

EID: 34548090471     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.021917     Document Type: Article

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