Table 2.

Values of the parameters used in the numerical simulations. Physical versus dimensionless values are reported.

Name	Symbol	Value	Symbol	Dimensionless value
Hot-point energy	$E_0$	0.2 eV	$E^{\prime }$	30
Average mass of amino acids	M	1.5 $\times {10}^{-25}$ kg	–	–
Spring constant	$\mathrm{\Omega }$	18.3 N/m	${\mathrm{\Omega }}^{\prime }$	1.2
Electron displacement parameter	J	0.0658 eV	$J^{\prime }$	10
Electron–phonon coupling	$\chi$	61–610 pN	${\chi }^{\prime }$	0.5–5
Anharmonic parameter	$\mu$	Arbitrary	${\mu }^{\prime }$	0–0.5
Nonlinear parameter	$ϵ$	0.00658–0.0658 eV	${ϵ}^{\prime }$	1–10