Intrinsic Localized Modes (ILMs) in Nonlinear Lattices: Dynamics & Applications
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DrRanja Sarkar, Ph.D.(University of Pune)
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Asia/Kolkata
AG-69 (Colaba Campus)
AG-69
Colaba Campus
TIFR, Colaba
Mumbai 400005
Description
ILMs are self-localized excitations which can travel long distances in nonlinear lattice chains. This property of ILMs may be of relevant use in investigating the energy-transport mechanism in biopolymers e.g. proteins.
In this talk, I will discuss the static and dynamic properties of ILMs and a formalism that may serve as a minimal model to describe conformational flexibility in biopolymers and thereby, to understand complex phenomena occurring in them e.g. allosteric communication, protein misfolding etc..