The distribution function of a semiflexible polymer and random walks with constraints
Abstract
In studying the end-to-end distribution function of a worm like chain by using the propagator method we have established that the combinatorial problem of counting the paths contributing to can be mapped onto the problem of random walks with constraints, which is closely related to the representation theory of the Temperley-Lieb algebra. By using this mapping we derive an exact expression of the Fourier-Laplace transform of the distribution function, , as a matrix element of an inverse of an infinite rank matrix. Using this result we also derived a recursion relation permitting to compute directly. We present the results of the computation of and its moments. The moments of can be calculated \emph{exactly} by calculating the (1,1) matrix element of -th power of a truncated matrix of rank .
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0206338,
title = {The distribution function of a semiflexible polymer and random walks with constraints},
author = {Semjon Stepanow and Gunter M. Schuetz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0206338},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages, 2 figures, added a reference