Topological Analysis of Linear Polymer Melts
Soft Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We introduce an algorithm for the reduction of computer generated atomistic polymer samples to networks of primitive paths. By examining network ensembles of Polyethylene and cis-1,4 Polybutadiene melts, we quantify the underlying topologies through the radial distribution function of entanglements and the distribution of the number of monomers between entanglements. A suitable scaling of acquired data leads to a unifying microscopic topological description of both melts.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0602555,
title = {Topological Analysis of Linear Polymer Melts},
author = {Christos Tzoumanekas and Doros N. Theodorou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0602555},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages 3 figures. Work presented at '5th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems (5IDMRCS)', Lille, France, July 7-13, 2005, and at 'Modeling and simulation of entangled polymeric liquids', CECAM, Lyon, France, July 18-21, 2005