Stretching self-interacting, partially directed, flexible and semi-flexible polymers by an external force

Details Stretching self-interacting, partially directed, flexible and semi-flexible polymers by an external force Stretching self-interacting, partially directed, flexible and semi-flexible polymers by an external force

2010-06-04

arxiv.org/abs/1006.0904v1

Journal of Statistical Mechanics (2010) P05011

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

17 pages, 8 figures

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We study the model of a partially directed flexible or semi-flexible homopolymer on a square lattice, subject to an externally applied force, in a direction either parallel to, or perpendicular to the preferred direction. The polymer is self-interacting and can therefore undergo a collapse transition. We show that this model can be solved and we obtain the force-temperature phase diagrams which, for the case of flexible polymers, agree with that of Brak et al obtained using a different method. At sufficiently low temperatures, the polymer conformation changes from compact to coil state as the force is increased beyond a critical value. This transition is second or first order for the completely flexible or semi-flexible polymer, respectively.

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