To knot or not to knot

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dc.creatorHickford, J.
dc.creatorJones, R.
dc.creatorPont, S. Courrech du
dc.creatorEggers, J.
dc.date2006-07-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:16:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:16:12Z
dc.descriptionWe 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.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607760
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607760
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/113506
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleTo knot or not to knot
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