DYNAMICS OF BREATHER MODES IN A NONLINEAR MODEL OF DNA WITH DISCONTINUITY

被引:2
作者
HISAKADO, M
WADATI, M
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku
关键词
DNA DYNAMICS; PIECEWISE SPATIALLY HOMOGENEOUS MODEL; NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER EQUATION; REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF A SOLITON;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.64.1910
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We consider a nonlinear DNA model which has discontinuities of the mass distribution and spring constant distribution. Incident, reflected and transmitted waves are described by the nonlinear Schrodinger equations on different coordinates. Fission and reflection of a soliton due to the discontinuity are explicitly shown. Implications of the results to DNA dynamics are discussed.
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页码:1910 / 1916
页数:7
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