Thermodynamic Studies of Macromolecular Models
(1997)- Abstract
- The thermodynamic properties of single chain polyelectrolyte and protein models are studied using Monte Carlo simulations and (for the polyelectrolyte models) variational calculations and high- and low-temperature expansions. A variational method is used for minimizing Lennard-Jones energies and for estimating end-to-end distances for a rigid Coulomb chain at finite temperatures. A polyelectrolyte chain is viewed as Gaussian chain augmented with a Coulomb or screened Coulomb (Debye-Huckel) interaction between all pairs of monomers. Variational calculations are also used together with Monte Carlo simulations to study the behavior of a titrating polyelectrolyte. Furthermore a method for mapping the original polymer to a smaller one by... (More)
- The thermodynamic properties of single chain polyelectrolyte and protein models are studied using Monte Carlo simulations and (for the polyelectrolyte models) variational calculations and high- and low-temperature expansions. A variational method is used for minimizing Lennard-Jones energies and for estimating end-to-end distances for a rigid Coulomb chain at finite temperatures. A polyelectrolyte chain is viewed as Gaussian chain augmented with a Coulomb or screened Coulomb (Debye-Huckel) interaction between all pairs of monomers. Variational calculations are also used together with Monte Carlo simulations to study the behavior of a titrating polyelectrolyte. Furthermore a method for mapping the original polymer to a smaller one by introducing a corrective nearest-neighbor interaction is presented. The underlying assumptions for this approach is examined using high- and low-temperature expansions. The effect of the screening length on the stiffness, defined by the persistence length, of a screened Coulomb chain is studied. Moreover a three dimensional off-lattice model for protein folding is presented. The model has two types of residues, hydrophobic and hydrophilic respectively, that interact via a sequence dependent Lennard-Jones potential. The influence of sequence independent local interactions is studied as well as the folding properties and the formation of the native state. (Less)
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- author
- Sommelius, Ola LU
- supervisor
- opponent
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- Marinari, Enzo, Italy
- organization
- publishing date
- 1997
- type
- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- classical mechanics, Mathematical and general theoretical physics, termodynamik, klassisk mekanik, Matematisk och allmän teoretisk fysik, statistisk fysik, gravitation, kvantmekanik, relativitet, quantum mechanics, relativity, statistical physics, thermodynamics, Fysicumarkivet A:1997:Sommelius
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- Department of Theoretical Physics, Lund University
- defense location
- Auditorium, Dept. of Theoretical Physics
- defense date
- 1997-05-29 10:15:00
- external identifiers
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- other:ISRN: LUNFD6/(NFTF-1033)/1-15/(1997)
- ISBN
- 91-628-2546-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 0f7a418a-ca15-41b6-9ba6-3c4b63ef2728 (old id 29367)
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abstract = {{The thermodynamic properties of single chain polyelectrolyte and protein models are studied using Monte Carlo simulations and (for the polyelectrolyte models) variational calculations and high- and low-temperature expansions. A variational method is used for minimizing Lennard-Jones energies and for estimating end-to-end distances for a rigid Coulomb chain at finite temperatures. A polyelectrolyte chain is viewed as Gaussian chain augmented with a Coulomb or screened Coulomb (Debye-Huckel) interaction between all pairs of monomers. Variational calculations are also used together with Monte Carlo simulations to study the behavior of a titrating polyelectrolyte. Furthermore a method for mapping the original polymer to a smaller one by introducing a corrective nearest-neighbor interaction is presented. The underlying assumptions for this approach is examined using high- and low-temperature expansions. The effect of the screening length on the stiffness, defined by the persistence length, of a screened Coulomb chain is studied. Moreover a three dimensional off-lattice model for protein folding is presented. The model has two types of residues, hydrophobic and hydrophilic respectively, that interact via a sequence dependent Lennard-Jones potential. The influence of sequence independent local interactions is studied as well as the folding properties and the formation of the native state.}},
author = {{Sommelius, Ola}},
isbn = {{91-628-2546-1}},
keywords = {{classical mechanics; Mathematical and general theoretical physics; termodynamik; klassisk mekanik; Matematisk och allmän teoretisk fysik; statistisk fysik; gravitation; kvantmekanik; relativitet; quantum mechanics; relativity; statistical physics; thermodynamics; Fysicumarkivet A:1997:Sommelius}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Department of Theoretical Physics, Lund University}},
school = {{Lund University}},
title = {{Thermodynamic Studies of Macromolecular Models}},
year = {{1997}},
}