Infinitesimal bending of DNA helices

被引:5
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作者
MAKSIMOVIC, Miroslav [1 ]
VELIMIROVIC, Ljubica [1 ]
NAJDANOVIC, Marija [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nis, Fac Sci & Math, Dept Math, Nish, Serbia
关键词
DNA; double helix; helicoid; infinitesimal bending; WILLMORE ENERGY; RIGIDITY;
D O I
10.3906/mat-2003-106
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
The mathematics of DNA molecules is often studied as a double helix model. This paper focuses on the modelling of infinitesimal bending of DNA helices. The paper checks the flexibility of DNA molecule, i.e. the flexibility of double helix in infinitesimal bending theory. Actually, first, we find infinitesimal bending field of an arbitrary curve on the helicoid, that leaves bent curves on the helicoid, and show that helix bending on the helicoid is not possible. Finally, we deal with the infinitesimal bending of helicoid, using PDEs. Visualization of infinitesimal bending was done in Mathematica.
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页码:520 / 528
页数:9
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