Shapes of Semiflexible Polymers in Confined Spaces
Soft Condensed Matter
2008-06-19 v3 Astrophysics
Biological Physics
Abstract
We investigate the conformations of a semiflexible polymer confined to a square box. Results of Monte Carlo simulations show the existence of a shape transition when the persistence length of the polymer becomes comparable to the dimensions of box. An order parameter is introduced to quantify this behavior. A simple mean-field model is constructed to study the effect of the shape transition on the effective persistence length of the polymer.
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@article{arxiv.0711.4976,
title = {Shapes of Semiflexible Polymers in Confined Spaces},
author = {Y. Liu and B. Chakraborty},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.4976},
year = {2008}
}
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8 pages, 20 figures