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“Physical” Membranes: A Short Review

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Membrane Biogenesis

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIH,volume 16))

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Abstract

This paper reviews some recent developments in the theoretical modeling of membranes. Results on 1)the structure and phase transitions in single membranes, 2)the interactions between two approaching membranes and 3)the coagulation and fusion of quenched vesicles are presented.

“Physicist always have the habit of taking the simplest example of any phenomenon and calling it “physics”, leaving the more complicated examples to become the concern of other fields.”

R.P. Feynman

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS UA190, Faculté des Sciences, Parc Valrose, 06034, Nice Cedex, France

    Didier Sornette

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  1. Laboratory of Biochemistry, State University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, P.O. Box 80054, 3508 TB, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Jos A. F. Op den Kamp

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Sornette, D. (1988). “Physical” Membranes: A Short Review. In: Op den Kamp, J.A.F. (eds) Membrane Biogenesis. NATO ASI Series, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73184-6_14

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