Abstract
A computer simulation model is used to study the percolation of random chains with a self-avoiding constraint. The percolation threshold is found to decay with the chain lengthL c with a power lawL −0.1 c , while the jamming coverage varies asL −1/3 c .
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Becklehimer, J.L., Pandey, R.B. Percolation of chains and jamming coverage in two dimensions by computer simulation. J Stat Phys 75, 765–771 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02186881
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