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Nonlinear structures and thermodynamic instabilities in a one-dimensional lattice system.

Nikos Theodorakopoulos1, Michel Peyrard, Robert S Mackay

  • 1Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Vasileos Constantinou 48, 116 35 Athens, Greece.

Physical Review Letters
|February 9, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study precisely calculates equilibrium states for the discrete Peyrard-Bishop Hamiltonian, revealing nonlinear structures as domain walls. These domain walls help explain thermodynamic instabilities like DNA unzipping.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational physics and biophysics.
  • Nonlinear dynamics and statistical mechanics.

Background:

  • The discrete Peyrard-Bishop Hamiltonian models DNA-like chains.
  • Understanding chain equilibrium and stability is crucial for molecular dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compute exact equilibrium states of the discrete Peyrard-Bishop Hamiltonian.
  • To interpret these states as nonlinear domain wall structures.
  • To calculate the free energy of these domain walls and link them to thermodynamic instabilities.

Main Methods:

  • Exact computation of equilibrium states using a two-dimensional nonlinear Morse map.
  • Calculation of free energy to leading order beyond the Gaussian approximation.

Main Results:

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  • Identified exact nonlinear structures as domain walls.
  • Domain walls interpolate between bound and unbound chain segments.
  • Free energy calculations provide insights into stability.

Conclusions:

  • Domain wall formation is a key mechanism for thermodynamic instabilities.
  • This framework aids in understanding phenomena like DNA unzipping and thermal denaturation.