First-passage time of cyclization dynamics of a wormlike polymer

被引：17

作者：

Chen, JZY ^{[1
]}

Tsao, HK

Sheng, YJ

机构：

[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Phys, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

[2] Natl Cent Univ, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Chungli 320, Taiwan

[3] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Taipei 106, Taiwan

来源：

EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2004年 / 65卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1209/epl/i2003-10086-2

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The mean first-passage time of cyclization is investigated for a wormlike polymer chain with reactive ends. Using Monte Carlo simulations we examine the dependence of the mean first-passage time on the total number of monomers N and binding force range. We show that the mean first-passage time exhibits a minimum as N varies and display an exponentially large increase as the chain becomes stiff.

引用

页码：407 / 413

页数：7

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