Distribution Function of the End-to-End Distance of Semiflexible Polymers
Statistical Mechanics
2016-08-31 v1
Abstract
The distribution function of the end-to-end distance of a semiflexible polymer, G(R;L) (where R denotes the end-to-end distance and L the contour length), is calculated using a meanfield-like approach. The theory yields an extremely simple expression for G(R;L) which is in excellent agreement with Monte Carlo simulations. The second and fourth moments of G(R;L) agree with exact results for a semiflexible polymer in both the random coil and the rod limit.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9709345,
title = {Distribution Function of the End-to-End Distance of Semiflexible Polymers},
author = {J. K. Bhattacharjee and D. Thirumalai and J. D. Bryngelson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9709345},
year = {2016}
}
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7 pages, Latex, figure available upon request