Poland-Scheraga models and the DNA denaturation transition

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 925-947

  Richard, C ^a   Guttmann, A J ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA denaturation; Exactly solvable models; Phase transitions; Self avoiding walks

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543010234     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:joss.0000022370.48118.8b     Document Type: Review

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