Stiff Quantum Polymers
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-13 v3
Abstract
At ultralow temperatures, polymers exhibit quantum behavior, which is calculated here for the moments <R^2> and <R^4> of the end-to-end distribution in the large-stiffness regime. The result should be measurable for polymers in wide optical traps.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0701030,
title = {Stiff Quantum Polymers},
author = {H. Kleinert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0701030},
year = {2009}
}
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