Frenet algorithm for simulations of fluctuating continuous elastic filaments

Details Frenet algorithm for simulations of fluctuating continuous elastic filaments Frenet algorithm for simulations of fluctuating continuous elastic filaments

2001-08-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0108038v2

Phys. Rev. E 65 (2002) 020801(R)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.65.020801

We present a new algorithm for generating the equilibrium configurations of fluctuating continuous elastic filaments, based on a combination of statistical mechanics and differential geometry. We use this to calculate the distribution function of the end-to-end distance of filaments with nonvanishing spontaneous curvature and show that for small twist and large bending rigidities, there is an intermediate temperature range in which the filament becomes nearly completely stretched. We show that volume interactions can be incorporated into our algorithm, demonstrating this through the calculation of the effect of excluded volume on the end-to-end distance of the filament.

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