%0 Journal Article %1 lubensky00a %A Lubensky, David K. %A Nelson, David R. %D 2000 %J Physical Review Letters %K imported %N 7 %P 1572--1575 %T Pulling Pinned Polymers and Unzipping DNA %V 85 %X We study a class of micromanipulation experiments, exemplified by the pulling apart of the two strands of double-stranded DNA. When the pulling force is increased to a critical value, an ünzipping" transition occurs. For random DNA sequences with short-ranged correlations, we obtain exact results for the number of monomers liberated and the specific heat, including the critical behavior at the transition. Related systems include a random heteropolymer pulled away from an adsorbing surface and a vortex line in a type II superconductor tilted away from a fragmented columnar defect.

@article{lubensky00a, abstract = {We study a class of micromanipulation experiments, exemplified by the pulling apart of the two strands of double-stranded DNA. When the pulling force is increased to a critical value, an {"}unzipping{"} transition occurs. For random DNA sequences with short-ranged correlations, we obtain exact results for the number of monomers liberated and the specific heat, including the critical behavior at the transition. Related systems include a random heteropolymer pulled away from an adsorbing surface and a vortex line in a type II superconductor tilted away from a fragmented columnar defect.}, added-at = {2007-06-15T17:33:15.000+0200}, author = {Lubensky, David K. and Nelson, David R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20462bc3215b06574554705b9209ab1a4/kaigrass}, interhash = {3adb409c106bd2e84642d38c419cb843}, intrahash = {0462bc3215b06574554705b9209ab1a4}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {imported}, number = 7, pages = {1572--1575}, timestamp = {2007-06-15T17:33:21.000+0200}, title = {Pulling Pinned Polymers and Unzipping {DNA}}, volume = 85, year = 2000 }