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Localized states in polymeric molecules. II. Applications to chemical and biological processes

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We present a simple real space method, based on the Green's function formalism, which is convenient for the calculation of the electronic structure of polymers with broken translational symmetry. The method is applied to the study of a model Hamiltonian which may describe conformational modifications of polymeric molecules. The possible role of localized states in chemical and biophysical processes is discussed.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Cx.P. 38071, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

    Humberto S. Brandi & Belita Kollier

  2. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas/CNPq, Av. Wenceslau Braz, 71-fundos, 22290, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

    Ricardo Ferreira

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  1. Humberto S. Brandi
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This work has been partially supported by the Brazilian Agencies FINEP and CNPq.

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Brandi, H.S., Kollier, B. & Ferreira, R. Localized states in polymeric molecules. II. Applications to chemical and biological processes. Theoret. Chim. Acta 60, 89–96 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00554390

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