ISING QUANTUM CHAIN AND SEQUENCE EVOLUTION

Authors
WAGNER H BAAKE E GERISCH T
Citation
H. Wagner et al., ISING QUANTUM CHAIN AND SEQUENCE EVOLUTION, Journal of statistical physics, 92(5-6), 1998, pp. 1017-1052
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
Journal of statistical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224715
Volume
92
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1017 - 1052
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4715(1998)92:5-6<1017:IQCASE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A sequence space model which describes the interplay of mutation and s election in molecular evolution is shown to be equivalent to an Ising quantum chain. Observable quantities tailored to match the biological situation are then employed to treat three fitness landscapes exactly.