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The unified theory of Davydov's and Fröhlich's models

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Starting from the experimental facts and from quite general theoretical assumptions a theoretical model was formulated and the Hamiltonian derived which describes the possible excitations in a biological system. Davydov's and Fröhlich's models are also devoted to the same problem, although it seems that these models are not connected. Our results show that the Hamiltonians of Davydov's and Fröhlich's models can be easily obtained from the Hamiltonian of our model. More precisely, our theory could be considered as the microscopic theory of Fröhlich's model, from which Davydov's theoretical model follows as a particular case.

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  1. Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 550, YU-11000, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    Lj. M. Ristovski & G. S. Davidović

  2. Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    N. Nestorović

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Ristovski, L.M., Nestorović, N. & Davidović, G.S. The unified theory of Davydov's and Fröhlich's models. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 88, 145–157 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01323566

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