Stiff quantum polymers
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-20 v1
Abstract
At ultralow temperatures, polymers exhibit quantum behavior, which is calculated here for the second and fourth moments of the end-to-end distribution in the large-stiffness regime. The result should be measurable for polymers in wide optical traps.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.3461,
title = {Stiff quantum polymers},
author = {H. Kleinert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.3461},
year = {2009}
}