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Kinetics of the ejection of a polymer from a capsid : a molecular dynamics approach -
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| dc.contributor.author | Badr, Rodrique Georges, |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-11T11:36:59Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-11T11:36:59Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018 |
| dc.identifier.other | b21168532 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10938/21377 |
| dc.description | Thesis. M.S. American University of Beirut. Department of Physics, 2018. T:6828$Advisor : Dr. Leonid Klushin, Professor, Physics ; Committee members : Dr. Jihad Touma, Professor, Physics ; Dr. Michel Kazan, Professor, Physics. |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69) |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis we investigate the problem of a polymer chain ejecting from a cylindrically symmetric capsid. We approach the problem through molecular dynamics simulations using a bead spring model for the chain, and a strongly repulsive potential for the walls of the capsid. We formulate two theories to get predictions for the ejection times, one deterministic and one stochastic. We also introduce a method to calculate local pressure distribution in cylindrical coordinates. The simulation results show some deviations from the theory which is an indication that we need to improve the theoretical model. |
| dc.format.extent | 1 online resource (xi, 69 leaves) : color illustrations. |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.subject.classification | T:006828 |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Polymers.$Bacteriophages.$Molecular dynamics$Computer simulation. |
| dc.title | Kinetics of the ejection of a polymer from a capsid : a molecular dynamics approach - |
| dc.title.alternative | A molecular dynamics approach. |
| dc.type | Thesis |
| dc.contributor.department | Faculty of Arts and Sciences.$Department of Physics, |
| dc.contributor.institution | American University of Beirut. |
