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Elasticity transition and loop formation in vibrated bead chains: A simulation of polymer chains

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By measuring the distribution function of the end-to-end distance, we find that strongly shaken bead chains exhibit many properties, such as the rigid-rod-to-Gaussian chain transition, scaling, fast drop of loop formation probability in the short-chain regime, and enhancement of loop formation probability for kinked chains, of long-chain polymers. Though there is difference in local details between our chains and the worm-like chains, our results are consistent with recent calculations based on the worm-like chain model in many respects.

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  1. Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Y. C. Chou, E. Cho & T. M. Hong

  2. Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    T. -h. Chou

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Chou, Y.C., Cho, E., Chou, T.h. et al. Elasticity transition and loop formation in vibrated bead chains: A simulation of polymer chains. Eur. Phys. J. E 29, 157–161 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2009-10463-1

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