Partition Function Zeros and Finite Size Scaling of Helix-Coil Transitions in a Polypeptide
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Lattice
Biological Physics
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Abstract
We report on multicanonical simulations of the helix-coil transition of a polypeptide. The nature of this transition was studied by calculating partition function zeros and the finite-size scaling of various quantities. Estimates for critical exponents are presented.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0002098,
title = {Partition Function Zeros and Finite Size Scaling of Helix-Coil Transitions in a Polypeptide},
author = {Nelson Alves and Ulrich H. E. Hansmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0002098},
year = {2009}
}
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