Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-14-2005

Abstract

We explore the coupling between the helix-coil and coil-globule transitions of a helical polymer using Monte Carlo simulations. A very rich state diagram is found. Each state is characterized by a specific configuration of the chain which could be a helix, a random coil, an amorphous globule, or one of various other globular states which carry residual helical strands. We study the boundaries between states and provide further insight into the physics of the system with a detailed analysis of the order parameter and other properties.

Publication Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

95

Issue

16

Required Publisher's Statement

Copyright 2005 American Physical Society. The original published version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.168304.

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