Transverse fluctuations of grafted polymers

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dc.creatorLattanzi, Gianluca
dc.creatorMunk, Tobias
dc.creatorFrey, Erwin
dc.date2003-11-04
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dc.descriptionWe study the statistical mechanics of grafted polymers of arbitrary stiffness in a two-dimensional embedding space with Monte Carlo simulations. The probability distribution function of the free end is found to be highly anisotropic and non-Gaussian for typical semiflexible polymers. The reduced distribution in the transverse direction, a Gaussian in the stiff and flexible limits, shows a double peak structure at intermediate stiffnesses. We also explore the response to a transverse force applied at the polymer free end. We identify F-Actin as an ideal benchmark for the effects discussed.
dc.description10 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physical Review E
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311012
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311012
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 69, 021801 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.69.021801
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/100050
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectComputational Physics
dc.titleTransverse fluctuations of grafted polymers
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