Linear response of a grafted semiflexible polymer to a uniform force field

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Abstract

The linear response of a grafted semiflexible polymer to a uniform force field was analytically calculated using the wormlike chain model. It was shown that the result is a function of the bending stiffness, the total contour length, the temperature and the orientation of the field with respect to that of the grafted end. The linear response of a wormlike chain with a periodic alternating sequence of positive and negative charges was analyzed. The effect of the finite intrinsic persistence length on the linear response to the external field was shown.

Original languageEnglish
Article number051806
Pages (from-to)051806-1-051806-6
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume70
Issue number5 1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2004

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