Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2002-05-08
Eur. Phys. J. B 28, 467-473 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
7 pages, 11 figures, revtex
Scientific paper
10.1140/epjb/e2002-00249-y
The linking number (topological entanglement) and the writhe (geometrical entanglement) of a model of circular double stranded DNA undergoing a thermal denaturation transition are investigated by Monte Carlo simulations. By allowing the linking number to fluctuate freely in equilibrium we see that the linking probability undergoes an abrupt variation (first-order) at the denaturation transition, and stays close to 1 in the whole native phase. The average linking number is almost zero in the denatured phase and grows as the square root of the chain length, N, in the native phase. The writhe of the two strands grows as the square root of N in both phases.
Baiesi Marco
Orlandini Enzo
Stella Attilio L.
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