arXiv · 2301.07337
Kittel's molecular zipper model on Cayley trees
Abstract
Kittel's 1D model represents a natural DNA with two strands as a (molecular) zipper, which may separated as the temperature is varied. We define multidimensional version of this model on a Cayley tree and study the set of Gibbs measures. We reduce description of Gibbs measures to solving of a non-linear functional equation, with unknown functions (called boundary laws) defined on vertices of the Cayley tree. Each boundary law defines a Gibbs measure. We give general formula of free energy depending on the boundary law. Moreover, we find some concrete boundary laws and corresponding Gibbs measures. Explicit critical temperature for occurrence a phase transition (non-uniqueness of Gibbs measures) is obtained.
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U. A. Rozikov. 2023-01-18. Kittel's molecular zipper model on Cayley trees. https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07337
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