Path integrals for stiff polymers applied to membrane physics

Details Path integrals for stiff polymers applied to membrane physics Path integrals for stiff polymers applied to membrane physics

2007-04-11

arxiv.org/abs/0704.1391v1

Phys. Rev. E 76, 041102 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

11 pages RevTex, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.76.041102

Path integrals similar to those describing stiff polymers arise in the Helfrich model for membranes. We show how these types of path integrals can be evaluated and apply our results to study the thermodynamics of a minority stripe phase in a bulk membrane. The fluctuation induced contribution to the line tension between the stripe and the bulk phase is computed, as well as the effective interaction between the two phases in the tensionless case where the two phases have differing bending rigidities.

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