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A study of the linear free energy model for DNA structures using the generalized Hamiltonian formalism

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We generalize the results of Nesterenko [13, 14] and Gogilidze and Surovtsev [15] for DNA structures. Using the generalized Hamiltonian formalism, we investigate solutions of the equilibrium shape equations for the linear free energy model.

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Yavari, M. A study of the linear free energy model for DNA structures using the generalized Hamiltonian formalism. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 122, 1104–1110 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776116050137

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