DO QUANTUM EFFECTS HOLD TOGETHER DNA CONDENSATES?

作者:Iorio Alfredo*; Sen Samik; Sen Siddhartha
来源:International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2010, 24(3): 323-330.
DOI:10.1142/S0217979210054919

摘要

We model DNA-cation complexes as infinite, one-dimensional, charged wires to single-out the interaction due to quantum fluctuations of the electric field from counterion-induced and water-related interactions. We obtain a frustration-free Casimir-like (codimension 2) interaction that extensive numerical analysis show to be a good candidate to explain the formation and stability of DNA aggregates.

  • 出版日期2010-1-30