On the kinks and dynamical phase transitions of alpha-helix protein chains
H.C. Rosu
TL;DR
This paper explores the physical mechanisms behind alpha-helix protein chains, focusing on the competition between Davydov's solitonic phase and a ferroelectric phase, revealing insights into their dynamical phase transitions.
Contribution
It provides a heuristic physical picture supporting the existence of dynamical phase transitions between two competing phases in protein chains.
Findings
Identification of a non-equilibrium competition between phases
Support for the existence of dynamical phase transitions
Insights into the physical behavior of alpha-helix proteins
Abstract
Heuristic insights into a physical picture of Davydov's solitonic model of the one-dimensional protein chain are presented supporting the idea of a non-equilibrium competition between the Davydov phase and a complementary, dynamical- `ferroelectric' phase along the chain
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