Localized breather-like solution in a discrete Klein-Gordon model and application to DNA (Q1199293)

Non-propagating localized oscillating solutions are studied in the case of a discrete one-dimensional system with the 2-3 power onsite potential. Starting from an exact pulse-like solution in the continuum, we derive an approximate oscillating solution. Our numerical simulations reveal that, whereas the excitations are strongly damped in the strong intersite coupling case, they are long-lived in the discrete cases. Applying the Green's functions formalism we derive a very accurate expression for the discrete breather with a quasi-infinite lifetime. Lastly, we demonstrate how such excitations can explain why the breathers make the dominant contributions in the dynamics of a simple model of DNA.