Continuous melting of compact polymers

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dc.creatorJacobsen, Jesper Lykke
dc.creatorKondev, Jane'
dc.date2004-01-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:28:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:28:55Z
dc.descriptionThe competition between chain entropy and bending rigidity in compact polymers can be addressed within a lattice model introduced by P.J. Flory in 1956. It exhibits a transition between an entropy dominated disordered phase and an energetically favored crystalline phase. The nature of this order-disorder transition has been debated ever since the introduction of the model. Here we present exact results for the Flory model in two dimensions relevant for polymers on surfaces, such as DNA adsorbed on a lipid bilayer. We predict a continuous melting transition, and compute exact values of critical exponents at the transition point.
dc.description5 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401504
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401504
dc.identifierPhysical Review Letters 92 (2004) 210601
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.210601
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97859
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleContinuous melting of compact polymers
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