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Finite Temperature Phase Behavior of Viral Capsids as Oriented Particle Shells

Amit R. Singh, Andrej Košmrlj, and Robijn Bruinsma
Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 158101 – Published 13 April 2020
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Abstract

A general phase plot is proposed for discrete particle shells that allows for thermal fluctuations of the shell geometry and of the inter-particle connectivities. The phase plot contains a first-order melting transition, a buckling transition, and a collapse transition and is used to interpret the thermodynamics of microbiological shells.

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  • Received 19 November 2019
  • Accepted 16 March 2020
  • Corrected 17 April 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.158101

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Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Corrections

17 April 2020

Correction: The previously published Figure 2 was converted improperly during the production process and its rendition has been corrected.

Authors & Affiliations

Amit R. Singh1,2, Andrej Košmrlj3,4, and Robijn Bruinsma5

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
  • 2Currently at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
  • 3Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
  • 4Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
  • 5Departments of Physics and Astronomy, and Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA

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Vol. 124, Iss. 15 — 17 April 2020

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