Collapse of Semiflexible Polymers in Two Dimensions. Monte Carlo Simulations

• Authors: A. Koliński , M. Vieth , A. Sikorski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We present Monte Carlo simulations of a two-dimensional square lattice semi-flexible polymer model. Short-range repulsive potential (excluded volume) and long-range attractive (segment-segment) potential are included. Particular attention was paid to a phase transition of a model polymer chain from a random coil state to a dense globule. The transition temperature increases with the chain length and decreases with the stiffness of the model chain. The cooperativity of the transition increases with the polymer stiffness.

Keywords

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02.60.+y; 82.35.+t

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1991
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 601-612

Dates

published

1991-05

received

1990-07-18

Contributors

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A. Koliński

• Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland

author

M. Vieth

• Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland

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A. Sikorski

• Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland