Yang-Lee zeros and the helix-coil transition in a continuum model of polyalanine
Nelson A. Alves, Ulrich H. E. Hansmann
Abstract
We calculate the Yang-Lee zeros for characteristic temperatures of the helix-coil transition in a continuum model of polyalanine. The distribution of these zeros differs from predictions of the Zimm-Bragg theory and supports recent claims that polyalanine exhibits a true phase transition. New estimates for critical exponents are presented and the relation of our results to the Lee-Yang theorem is discussed.
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