Microtubules: Montroll's kink and Morse vibrations

TL;DR

This paper explores the connection between kink modes and vibrational degrees of freedom in microtubules using supersymmetric quantum mechanics and Morse potentials.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach linking Montroll's kink to Morse vibrations in microtubules via supersymmetric quantum mechanics.

Findings

Establishes a theoretical connection between kink modes and vibrational states.

Proposes a model for microtubule dynamics based on Morse potential.

Suggests implications for understanding microtubule behavior at quantum levels.

Abstract

Using a version of Witten's supersymmetric quantum mechanics proposed by Caticha, we relate Montroll's kink to a traveling, asymmetric Morse double-well potential suggesting in this way a connection between kink modes and vibrational degrees of freedom along microtubules