Modelling DNA Response to THz Radiation
arXiv:1012.4153 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.83.040901
Abstract
Collective response of DNA to THz electric fields is studied in a simple pair bond model. We confirm, with some caveats, a previous observation of destabilising DNA breather modes and explore the parameter-dependence of these modes. It is shown that breather modes are eliminated under reasonable physical conditions and that thermal effects are significant.
6 pages, 3 figures. version to appear in Phys. Rev. E