Hierarchies and logarithmic oscillations in the temporal relaxation patterns of proteins and other complex systems. Export

@article{citeulike:2843990, abstract = {Logarithmic oscillations superimposed on the temporal relaxation patterns of complex systems are considered from the standpoint of their hierarchical origin. We propose that a closer examination of experimental data should reveal logarithmic oscillations in systems that are characterized by a hierarchical structure of their dynamical degrees of freedom. On that footing, a new methodology of data analysis is proposed that may prove important for the dynamics of protein folding and of conformational fluctuations in proteins in which the relevant time scales of the dynamical evolution underlying the relaxation kinetics can be deduced from these oscillations.}, address = {School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.}, author = {Metzler, R. and Klafter, J. and Jortner, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2843990}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/96/20/11085.full.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/96/20/11085.full.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10500133}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10500133}, day = {28}, issn = {0027-8424}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, keywords = {fractals, hierarchy, random\_walk, subdiffusion}, month = {September}, number = {20}, pages = {11085--11089}, posted-at = {2008-05-29 11:02:17}, priority = {2}, title = {Hierarchies and logarithmic oscillations in the temporal relaxation patterns of proteins and other complex systems.}, url = {http://www.pnas.org/content/96/20/11085.full.abstract}, volume = {96}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2843990 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2843990 N2 - Logarithmic oscillations superimposed on the temporal relaxation patterns of complex systems are considered from the standpoint of their hierarchical origin. We propose that a closer examination of experimental data should reveal logarithmic oscillations in systems that are characterized by a hierarchical structure of their dynamical degrees of freedom. On that footing, a new methodology of data analysis is proposed that may prove important for the dynamics of protein folding and of conformational fluctuations in proteins in which the relevant time scales of the dynamical evolution underlying the relaxation kinetics can be deduced from these oscillations. IS - 20 JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America SN - 0027-8424 AD - School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel. EP - 11089 TI - Hierarchies and logarithmic oscillations in the temporal relaxation patterns of proteins and other complex systems. VL - 96 SP - 11085 KW - fractals KW - hierarchy KW - random_walk KW - subdiffusion AU - Metzler, R AU - Klafter, J AU - Jortner, J PY - 1999/09/28/ UR - http://www.pnas.org/content/96/20/11085.full.abstract ER -