Kinetically driven helix formation during the homopolymer collapse process

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dc.creatorSabeur, Sid Ahmed
dc.creatorHamdache, Fatima
dc.creatorSchmid, Friederike
dc.date2008-03-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:25:39Z
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dc.descriptionUsing Langevin simulations, we find that simple 'generic' bead-and-spring homopolymer chains in a sufficiently bad solvent spontaneously develop helical order during the process of collapsing from an initially stretched conformation. The helix formation is initiated by the unstable modes of the straight chain, which drive the system towards a long-lived metastable transient state. The effect is most pronounced if hydrodynamic interactions are screened.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0803.1070
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0803.1070
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 77, 020802(R) (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.020802
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/156473
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleKinetically driven helix formation during the homopolymer collapse process
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