12 research outputs found

    Scattering functions of knotted ring polymers

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    We discuss the scattering function of a Gaussian random polygon with N nodes under a given topological constraint through simulation. We obtain the Kratky plot of a Gaussian polygon of N=200 having a fixed knot for some different knots such as the trivial, trefoil and figure-eight knots. We find that some characteristic properties of the different Kratky plots are consistent with the distinct values of the mean square radius of gyration for Gaussian polygons with the different knots.Comment: 4pages, 3figures, 3table

    Geometrical complexity of conformations of ring polymers under topological constraints

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    One measure of geometrical complexity of a spatial curve is the number of crossings in a planar projection of the curve. For NN-noded ring polymers with a fixed knot type, we evaluate numerically the average of the crossing number over some directions. We find that the average crossing number under the topological constraint are less than that of no topological constraint for large NN. The decrease of the geometrical complexity is significant when the thickness of polymers is small. The simulation with or without a topological constraint also shows that the average crossing number and the average size of ring polymers are independent measures of conformational complexity.Comment: 8 pages, 4figure

    Characteristic length of random knotting for cylindrical self-avoiding polygons

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    We discuss the probability of random knotting for a model of self-avoiding polygons whose segments are given by cylinders of unit length with radius rr. We show numerically that the characteristic length of random knotting is roughly approximated by an exponential function of the chain thickness rr.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

    Gyration radius of a circular polymer under a topological constraint with excluded volume

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    It is nontrivial whether the average size of a ring polymer should become smaller or larger under a topological constraint. Making use of some knot invariants, we evaluate numerically the mean square radius of gyration for ring polymers having a fixed knot type, where the ring polymers are given by self-avoiding polygons consisting of freely-jointed hard cylinders. We obtain plots of the gyration radius versus the number of polygonal nodes for the trivial, trefoil and figure-eight knots. We discuss possible asymptotic behaviors of the gyration radius under the topological constraint. In the asymptotic limit, the size of a ring polymer with a given knot is larger than that of no topological constraint when the polymer is thin, and the effective expansion becomes weak when the polymer is thick enough.Comment: 12pages,3figure

    On the Dominance of Trivial Knots among SAPs on a Cubic Lattice

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    The knotting probability is defined by the probability with which an NN-step self-avoiding polygon (SAP) with a fixed type of knot appears in the configuration space. We evaluate these probabilities for some knot types on a simple cubic lattice. For the trivial knot, we find that the knotting probability decays much slower for the SAP on the cubic lattice than for continuum models of the SAP as a function of NN. In particular the characteristic length of the trivial knot that corresponds to a `half-life' of the knotting probability is estimated to be 2.5Ă—1052.5 \times 10^5 on the cubic lattice.Comment: LaTeX2e, 21 pages, 8 figur
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