Packing of elastic wires in spherical cavities

Details Packing of elastic wires in spherical cavities Packing of elastic wires in spherical cavities

2011-05-26

arxiv.org/abs/1105.5404v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 214102 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.214102

We investigate the morphologies and maximum packing density of thin wires packed into spherical cavities. Using simulations and experiments, we find that ordered as well as disordered structures emerge, depending on the amount of internal torsion. We find that the highest packing densities are achieved in low torsion packings for large systems, but in high torsion packings for small systems. An analysis of both situations is given in terms of energetics and comparison is made to analytical models of DNA packing in viral capsids.

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