Thermal breakage of a semiflexible polymer: Breakage profile and rate
Materials Science
2015-06-12 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
Abstract
Understanding fluctuation-induced breakages in polymers has important implications for basic and applied sciences. Here I present for the first time an analytical treatment of the thermal breakage problem of a semi-flexible polymer model that is asymptotically exact in the low temperature and high friction limits. Specifically, I provide analytical expressions for the breakage propensity and rate, and discuss the generalities of the results and their relevance to biopolymers.
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@article{arxiv.1410.1498,
title = {Thermal breakage of a semiflexible polymer: Breakage profile and rate},
author = {Chiu Fan Lee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.1498},
year = {2015}
}