title: Dynamical scaling of the DNA unzipping transition.
abstract: We report studies of the dynamics of a set of exactly solvable lattice models for the force-induced DNA unzipping transition. Besides yielding the whole equilibrium phase diagram, which reveals a reentrance, these models enable us to characterize the dynamics of the process starting from a nonequilibrium initial condition. The thermal melting of DNA displays a model dependent time evolution. On the contrary, the dynamical mechanism for the unzipping by force is very robust and the scaling behavior is independent of the details of the description and, hence, superuniversal.
authors.affiliation: International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), and INFM, Via Beirut 2-4, 34014 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marenduzzo
authors.forename: Somendra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maritan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orlandini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seno
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008956:Models, Chemical
chemical_list: D004247:DNA