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Directed polymers and interfaces in random media : free-energy optimization via confinement in a wandering tube
Cecile Monthus, Thomas Garel
We analyze, via Imry-Ma scaling arguments, the strong disorder phases that exist in low dimensions at all temperatures for directed polymers and interfaces in random media. For the…
A Newtonian pre-introduction to gravitational lenses
T. Garel
Understanding the deflection of light by a massive deflector, as well as the associated gravitational lens phenomena, require the use of the theory of General Relativity. I conside…
Remarks on homo- and hetero-polymeric aspects of protein folding
T. Garel
Different aspects of protein folding are illustrated by simplified polymer models. Stressing the diversity of side chains (residues) leads one to view folding as the freezing trans…
On the role of mismatches in DNA denaturation
T. Garel, H. Orland
In the framework of the Poland Scheraga model of DNA denaturation, we derive a recursion relation for the partition function of double stranded DNA, allowing for mismatches between…
Wave propagation in a chiral fluid: an undergraduate study
T. Garel
We study the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a chiral fluid, where the molecules are described by a simplified version of the Kuhn coupled oscillator model. The eigenmodes…