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Generalized Poland–Scheraga denaturation model and two-dimensional renewal processes

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The Poland-Scheraga model describes the denaturation transition of two complementary-in particular, equally long-strands of DNA, and it has enjoyed a remarkable success both for quantitative modeling purposes and at a more theoretical level. The solvable character of the homogeneous version of the model is one of features to which its success is due. In the bio-physical literature a generalization of the model, allowing different length and non complementarity of the strands, has been considered and the solvable character extends to this substantial generalization. We present a mathematical analysis of the homogeneous generalized Poland-Scheraga model. Our approach is based on the fact that such a model is a homogeneous pinning model based on a bivariate renewal process, much like the basic Poland-Scheraga model is a pinning model based on a univariate, i.e. standard, renewal. We present a complete analysis of the free energy singularities, which include the localization-delocalization critical point and (in general) other critical points that have been only partially captured in the physical literature. We obtain also precise estimates on the path properties of the model.
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hal-03912029 , version 1 (23-12-2022)

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Giambattista Giacomin, Maha Khatib. Generalized Poland–Scheraga denaturation model and two-dimensional renewal processes. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 2017, 127 (2), pp.526-573. ⟨10.1016/j.spa.2016.06.017⟩. ⟨hal-03912029⟩
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