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Bimodal distribution function of a 3d wormlike chain with a fixed orientation of one end

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-11 v2 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We study the distribution function of the three dimensional wormlike chain with a fixed orientation of one chain end using the exact representation of the distribution function in terms of the Green's function of the quantum rigid rotator in a homogeneous external field. The transverse 1d distribution function of the free chain end displays a bimodal shape in the intermediate range of the chain lengths (1.3Lp,...,3.5Lp1.3L_{p},...,3.5L_{p}). We present also analytical results for short and long chains, which are in complete agreement with the results of previous studies obtained using different methods.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0611526,
  title  = {Bimodal distribution function of a 3d wormlike chain with a fixed orientation of one end},
  author = {F. F. Semeriyanov and S. Stepanow},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0611526},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures