A variational approach to necklaces formation in polyelectrolytes
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-30 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
By means of a variational approach we study the conditions under which a polyelectrolyte in a bad solvent will undergo a transition from a rod-like structure to a ``necklace'' structure in which the chain collapses into a series of globules joined by stretched chain segments.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9712117,
title = {A variational approach to necklaces formation in polyelectrolytes},
author = {Francisco J. Solis and Monica Olvera de la Cruz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9712117},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures (unfortunately big). Requires revtex, epsf