arXiv · 1212.4107
Polymers in anisotropic environment with extended defects
Abstract
The conformational properties of flexible polymers in d dimensions in environments with extended defects are analyzed both analytically and numerically. We consider the case, when structural defects are correlated in \varepsilon_d dimensions and randomly distributed in the remaining d-\varepsilon_d. Within the lattice model of self-avoiding random walks (SAW), we apply the pruned enriched Rosenbluth method (PERM) and find the estimates for scaling exponents and universal shape parameters of polymers in environment with parallel rod-like defects (\varepsilon_d=1). An analytical description of the model is developed within the des Cloizeaux direct polymer renormalization scheme.
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V. Blavatska, K. Haydukivska. 2012-12-17. Polymers in anisotropic environment with extended defects. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst%2Fe2013-01742-2
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