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View SchemaTransverse fluctuations of grafted polymers
| Authors | Gianluca Lattanzi, Tobias Munk, Erwin Frey |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0311012 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311012 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.021801 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. E 69, 021801 (2004) |
Abstract
We study the statistical mechanics of grafted polymers of arbitrary stiffness in a two-dimensional embedding space with Monte Carlo simulations. The probability distribution function of the free end is found to be highly anisotropic and non-Gaussian for typical semiflexible polymers. The reduced distribution in the transverse direction, a Gaussian in the stiff and flexible limits, shows a double peak structure at intermediate stiffnesses. We also explore the response to a transverse force applied at the polymer free end. We identify F-Actin as an ideal benchmark for the effects discussed.
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