To knot or not to knot

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We study the formation of knots on a macroscopic ball-chain, which is shaken on a horizontal plate at 12 times the acceleration of gravity. We find that above a certain critical length, the knotting probability is independent of chain length, while the time to shake out a knot increases rapidly with chain length. The probability if finding a knot after a certain time is the result of the balance of these two processes. In particular, the knotting probability tends to a constant for long chains.

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Statistical Mechanics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/113506

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607760
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