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Dynamics of end-to-end loop formation: A flexible chain in the presence of hydrodynamic interaction

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  • Chakrabarti, Rajarshi

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Based on the Wilemski–Fixman approach [G. Wilemski, M. Fixman, J. Chem. Phys. 60 (1974) 866], we show that, for a flexible chain in θ solvent, hydrodynamic interaction treated with a pre-averaging approximation makes ring closing faster if the chain is not very short. We also show that the ring closing time for a long chain with hydrodynamic interaction in θ solvent scales with the chain length (N) as N1.5, in agreement with the previous renormalization group calculation based prediction by Freidman and O’Shaughnessy [B. Friedman, B. O’Shaughnessy, Phys. Rev. A 40 (1989) 5950].

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  • Chakrabarti, Rajarshi, 2012. "Dynamics of end-to-end loop formation: A flexible chain in the presence of hydrodynamic interaction," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 391(16), pages 4081-4087.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:391:y:2012:i:16:p:4081-4087
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2012.03.025
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    Polymer dynamics; Hydrodynamic interaction;

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