Markov processes in single molecule fluorescence

Autor: David S. Talaga
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 12:285-296
ISSN: 1359-0294
Popis: This article examines the current status of Markov processes in single molecule fluorescence. For molecular dynamics to be described by a Markov process, the Markov process must include all states involved in the dynamics and the first-passage time (FPT) distributions out of those states must be describable by a simple exponential law. The observation of non-exponential FPT distributions or other evidence of non-Markovian dynamics is common in single molecule studies and offers an opportunity to expand the Markov model to include new dynamics or states that improve understanding of the system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE