We study unzipping of a complementary RNA-DNA helix applied to an external force . The force-force correlations are measured, and compared to predictions from an exact solution of a 1-d toy model , as well as field theory based on functional renormalization. Within error bars, the agreement is excellent .
We study unzipping of a complementary RNA-DNA helix applied to an external force , focusing on the force-force correlations . While at the microscopic level these are given by the sequence, the experiment measures effective, macroscopic correlations. The latter are sequence-independent, i.e. universal, and constitute the central object of the underlying field theory of disordered systems. Comparing field-theory predictions and the exact solution of a 1-d toy model with the experiment, we find an excellent agreement, confirming fundamental theoretical concepts via a biologically inspired experiments .
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, as well as field theory based on functional renormalization. Within error bars, the agreement is excellent
with the experiment, we find an excellent agreement, confirming fundamental theoretical concepts via a biologically inspired experiments