TY - JOUR
T1 - What is the length of a knot in a polymer?
AU - Marcone, B.
AU - Orlandini, E.
AU - Stella, A. L.
AU - Zonta, F.
PY - 2005/1/7
Y1 - 2005/1/7
N2 - We give statistical definitions of the length, l, of a loose prime knot tied into a long, fluctuating ring macromolecule. Monte Carlo results for the equilibrium, good solvent regime show that ∼ Nt, where N is the ring length and t ≃ 0.75 is independent of the knot type. In the collapsed regime below the theta temperature, length determinations based on the entropic competition of different knots within the same ring show knot delocalization (t ≃ 1).
AB - We give statistical definitions of the length, l, of a loose prime knot tied into a long, fluctuating ring macromolecule. Monte Carlo results for the equilibrium, good solvent regime show that ∼ Nt, where N is the ring length and t ≃ 0.75 is independent of the knot type. In the collapsed regime below the theta temperature, length determinations based on the entropic competition of different knots within the same ring show knot delocalization (t ≃ 1).
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U2 - 10.1088/0305-4470/38/1/L03
DO - 10.1088/0305-4470/38/1/L03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:11844274617
SN - 0305-4470
VL - 38
SP - L15-L21
JO - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
JF - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
IS - 1
ER -