Nonlinear molecular excitations in a completely inhomogeneous DNA chain
arXiv:0807.2506 · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2008.05.063
Abstract
We study the nonlinear dynamics of a completely inhomogeneous DNA chain which is governed by a perturbed sine-Gordon equation. A multiple scale perturbation analysis provides perturbed kink-antikink solitons to represent open state configuration with small fluctuation. The perturbation due to inhomogeneities changes the velocity of the soliton. However, the width of the soliton remains constant.