A MEAN-FIELD MODEL FOR SEMIFLEXIBLE CHAINS

被引:67
作者
HA, BY
THIRUMALAI, D
机构
[1] Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park
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10.1063/1.470001
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We derive a mean-field model for a semiflexible chain using a functional integral approach. The resulting model satisfies the global constraint [u(2)(s)]=1 rather than the hard constraint that u(2)(s)=1 for all s. The function u(s) is the tangent vector partial derivative r/partial derivative s, where r(s) represents the conformation of the chain and s is the are length. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:9408 / 9412
页数:5
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