Stationary and moving breathers in a simplified model of curved alpha--helix proteins

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/35/42/301MaRDI QIDQ4450104zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors J. F. R. Archilla, Yu. B. Gaididei, Peter Leth Christiansen, J. Cuevas

Publication date 15 February 2004

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0206050

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biochemistry, molecular biology (92C40) Biophysics (92C05)

Abstract: The existence, stability and movability of breathers in a model for alpha-helix proteins is studied. This model basically consists a chain of dipole moments parallel to it. The existence of localized linear modes brings about that the system has a characteristic frequency, which depends on the curvature of the chain. Hard breathers are stable, while soft ones experiment subharmonic instabilities that preserve, however the localization. Moving breathers can travel across the bending point for small curvature and are reflected when it is increased. No trapping of breathers takes place.

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