Duality of maximal-torsion and close-packing in double helices
Biological Physics
2018-09-18 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Abstract
It is suggested that there is an interesting transition in double helices. The transition is between a helix, which has maximal torsion for the constituting helical strands, and a double helix which is nearly optimally packed illustrated by corresponding dual points on the rope curve. The possible physical relevance for denaturation and renaturation of DNA is discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1809.05564,
title = {Duality of maximal-torsion and close-packing in double helices},
author = {Kasper W. Olsen and Jakob Bohr},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.05564},
year = {2018}
}
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6 pages, 2 figures