do quantum effects hold together dna condensates? part i
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Do quantum effects hold together DNA condensates? Part I. Alfredo Iorio Ustav Castikove a Jaderne Fyziky Univerzita Karlova v Praze Ustav Theoreticke Fyziky Univezita Karlova v Praze 3 brezen 2009. Summary. Foreword DNA (and others) Compaction The Poisson-Boltzmann equation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Do quantum effects hold together DNA
condensates? Part I
Alfredo IorioUstav Castikove a Jaderne Fyziky
Univerzita Karlova v Praze
Ustav Theoreticke FyzikyUnivezita Karlova v Praze
3 brezen 2009
Summary
• Foreword
• DNA (and others) Compaction
• The Poisson-Boltzmann equation
• The electrostatic and the fluctuations approaches…
• …and their problems
• How about quantum effects?Refs: W.Gelbart, R.Bruinsma, P.Pincus,
V.Parsegian, Phys. Today 53 (2000) 38
(A.I., S.Sen, S.Sen, arXiv:0806.3130 [q-bio])
* Foreword: the hero of our story
* DNA (and others) Compaction
* The Poisson-Boltzmann equation
* The electrostatic and fluctuations approaches…
* …and their problems
* How about quantum effects?