{
  "id": "0807.0306",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2008-07-02T09:36:48.000Z",
  "updated": "2008-07-02T09:36:48.000Z",
  "title": "Dynamics of DNA Melting",
  "authors": [
    "Amir Bar",
    "Yariv Kafri",
    "David Mukamel"
  ],
  "comment": "16 pages, 11 figures",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech"
  ],
  "abstract": "The dynamics of loops at the DNA denaturation transition is studied. A scaling argument is used to evaluate the asymptotic behavior of the autocorrelation function of the state of complementary bases (either open or closed). The long-time asymptotic behavior of the autocorrelation function is expressed in terms of the entropy exponent, c, of a loop. The validity of the scaling argument is tested using a microscopic model of an isolated loop and a toy model of interacting loops. This suggests a method for measuring the entropy exponent using single-molecule experiments such as florescence correlation spectroscopy.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2008-07-02T09:36:48.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "dna melting",
      "autocorrelation function",
      "entropy exponent",
      "scaling argument",
      "florescence correlation spectroscopy"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 16,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2008arXiv0807.0306B"
    }
  }
}