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Ideal chains with fixed self-intersection rate.

Simone Franchini¹

¹Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy. simone.franchini@yahoo.it

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

|December 21, 2011

Summary

This study explores ideal chains in lattices, revealing a collapse transition at a critical self-intersection ratio. Below this point, chains behave like self-avoiding walks; above it, they form compact clusters.

Area of Science:

Statistical Physics
Polymer Physics
Computational Physics

Background:

Ideal chains in lattices offer a simplified model for polymer behavior.
Self-intersection properties significantly influence polymer chain conformation.
Understanding collapse transitions is crucial in polymer thermodynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the conformational properties of ideal chains in a d-dimensional hypercubic lattice (d≥3).
To analyze the effect of a fixed ratio of self-intersection per monomer on chain behavior.
To identify and characterize a potential collapse transition in this model.

Main Methods:

Theoretical consideration of ideal chains in a hypercubic lattice Z(d).
Introduction of a parameter 'm' representing the ratio of self-intersection per monomer.

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Numerical simulations to observe chain behavior at varying 'm' values.

Main Results:

A collapse transition was observed at a critical value m(c).
For m < m(c), chains exhibit self-avoiding-walk-like behavior.
For m > m(c), chains form compact cluster configurations.

Conclusions:

The model demonstrates a distinct coil-globule-like transition driven by self-intersection.
The observed collapse shares characteristics with canonical thermodynamic models.
This lattice model provides insights into polymer collapse phenomena.