Comment on “Bubble Nucleation and Cooperativity in DNA Melting”

A Comment on the Letter by [S. Ares et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 035504 (2005)]. The authors of the Letter offer a Reply.

Figure 1

$f$, $p$, and $⟨\ell ⟩$ as a function of $T$ for the L42B18 sequence with periodic boundaries and dissociation thresholds of 0.5 and 2.0 Å.

Figure 2

$⟨\ell ⟩$ as a function of $T$, for the L42B18 sequence with open and periodic boundaries and dissociation thresholds of 0.5 and 2.0 Å.