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Sagar Kania¹, Anh Hung Nguyen¹, Alparslan Oztekin¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA.

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|November 22, 2022

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A new replica-averaging method improves simulations of how flow affects polymer processes like bond breaking. This approach reduces inaccuracies from fluctuating forces in Brownian dynamics simulations, leading to more reliable predictions of mechanical events.

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Area of Science:

Computational physics
Polymer science
Biophysics

Background:

Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations often inaccurately predict force-mediated polymer events due to instantaneous force fluctuations.
Existing methods like time-averaging partially address these inaccuracies but may not fully capture average force profiles.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a novel replica-averaging method for studying flow effects on mechanical force-mediated polymer processes.
To mitigate unphysical predictions of force-mediated events in polymer simulations.

Main Methods:

A quasi-independent parallel simulation approach called replica-averaging was developed.
This method computes an average force profile of polymer chain conformations to predict reactive events.

Main Results:

Replica-averaging significantly reduces inaccuracies caused by instantaneous force fluctuations in BD simulations.
The method provides more accurate predictions of mechano-reactive kinetics, especially under transient conformation conditions, compared to time-averaging.

Conclusions:

Replica-averaging offers a more faithful representation of average force profiles, enhancing the accuracy of simulating force-mediated polymer dynamics.
The study discusses the impact of replica-averaging parameters on predictive accuracy for polymer force profiles.