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Knot complexity and the probability of random knotting

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v2 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

The probability of a random polygon (or a ring polymer) having a knot type KK should depend on the complexity of the knot KK. Through computer simulation using knot invariants, we show that the knotting probability decreases exponentially with respect to knot complexity. Here we assume that some aspects of knot complexity are expressed by the minimal crossing number CC and the aspect ratio pp of the tube length to the diameter of the {\it ideal knot} of KK, which is a tubular representation of KK in its maximally inflated state.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0207282,
  title  = {Knot complexity and the probability of random knotting},
  author = {Miyuki K. Shimamura and Tetsuo Deguchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0207282},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

9 pages, 4 figures

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