Coupled simple exclusion process models

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dc.contributor.advisorKolomeisky, Anatoly B.en_US
dc.creatorTsekouras, Konstantinosen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T18:33:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-03T18:33:24Zen_US
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates problems in the overall context of intracellular particle transport using coupled simple exclusion processes to construct mathematical models of systems under consideration. Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and cluster mean-field theory are used to analytically solve the model steady state and derive phase diagrams and quantities characteristic of transport such as average density and entrance/bulk/exit currents. All results are supported by extensive Monte-Carlo simulations. Four systems are investigated, namely: A system where kinesin motor proteins jump between microtubule tracks due to a single-point inhomogeneity; a system where transport of kinesins on a microtubule is interrupted by a diffusive compartment; a system where kinesin transport on a microtubule is coupled to the aqueous medium surrounding it; and finally a system where dyneins are transported on two protofilaments linked to each other at every site.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2010 TSEKOURASen_US
dc.identifier.citationTsekouras, Konstantinos. "Coupled simple exclusion process models." (2009) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103746">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103746</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digital751285082en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103746en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectCondensed matter physicsen_US
dc.subjectBiophysicsen_US
dc.subjectPure sciencesen_US
dc.subjectBiological sciencesen_US
dc.subjectKinesinsen_US
dc.subjectMicrotubulesen_US
dc.subjectParticle transporten_US
dc.titleCoupled simple exclusion process modelsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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