Partition Function Zeros and Finite Size Scaling of Helix-Coil Transitions in a Polypeptide
- 21 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 84 (8) , 1836-1839
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.84.1836
Abstract
We report on multicanonical simulations of the helix-coil transition of a polypeptide. The nature of this transition was studied by calculating partition function zeros and the finite size scaling of various quantities. New estimates for critical exponents are presented.Keywords
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