Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life

9.1. Elasticity models of polymers[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 305 length” forA: Only at separations less thanA will th ...

306 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] Thus the retraction of a stretched ...

9.2. Stretching single macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 307 Figure 9.2:(Engineering sketch.) Rubber-band heat ...

308 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 020406080100 extensi ...

9.2. Stretching single macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 309 in both systems the potential energyUextof the me ...

310 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 0.1 ...

9.3. Eigenvalues for the impatient[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 311 the qualitative features of the data, clearly it’s n ...

312 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] rows ofM,multiplying each entry we ...

9.4. Cooperativity[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 313 c. It’s possible that Equation 9.16 will have no real solutions. Sho ...

314 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] This section will turn to the firs ...

9.4. Cooperativity[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 315 the bending elasticity has the same effect. The fact that the soluti ...

316 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] As always, it’s interesting to che ...

9.4. Cooperativity[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 317 0.9 1 1.1 01020304050 force, pN (relative extesion)(elastic rod mode ...

318 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] water is just slightly below 0◦C.T ...

9.5. Thermal, chemical, and mechanical switching[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 319 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 10 20 30 40 50 T, ...

320 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] Suppose we pass a beam of polarize ...

9.5. Thermal, chemical, and mechanical switching[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 321 9.5.2 Three phenomenological parameter ...

322 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] unit is roughly ∆Sconf≈−kBln(3×3), ...

9.5. Thermal, chemical, and mechanical switching[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] 323 the true change of free energy upon ma ...

324 Chapter 9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules[[Student version, January 17, 2003]] -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 051015 20 25 ...