Relation between a Screened Polyelectrolyte and a Field Theory

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dc.creatorSoderberg, Bo
dc.date1996-08-27
dc.date1996-12-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:02:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:02:19Z
dc.descriptionThere exists a generic relationship between the thermodynamics of a continuous polymer with a generic self-interaction and the two-point function of an interacting field-theory. In addition, the (2N)-point function of the resulting field theory is similarly related to a system of N interacting polymers. In the present paper, this relation is explored for the special case of a polyelectrolyte, characterized by a screened Coulomb pair potential. The corresponding field theory can be recast in a particularly simple form, corresponding to a quantum-mechanical particle, self-interacting via the emission and absorption of a massive scalar field. This is particularly useful in a perturbative treatment: perturbative expansions for the polyelectrolyte can be simply derived from the loop expansion for the related field-theoretical two-point function, for which established computational methods exist.
dc.descriptionImportant references added, and corresponding changes done. LaTeX file (using REVTeX), and two PostScript figures included with psfig
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/chem-ph/9608004
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/chem-ph/9608004
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/148588
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Lattice
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleRelation between a Screened Polyelectrolyte and a Field Theory
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