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Linear aggregation beyond isodesmic symmetry

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-13 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

Exactly solvable models of linear aggregation have been known since Ising's seminal one-dimensional model. This model is defined by a unique nearest-neighbour bond strength that is independent of the length of the cluster; known as isodesmic symmetry. Linear aggregation in real systems has often been associated with broken isodesmic symmetry. Here we show that important examples can be mapped to a class of one-dimensional models that are also exactly solvable.

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@article{arxiv.0806.3438,
  title  = {Linear aggregation beyond isodesmic symmetry},
  author = {J. R. Henderson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.3438},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures

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