Excluded volume Effects on the Conformation of Semi-Flexible 2d Ring Polymers
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2017-07
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Addis Ababa University
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In this paper we investigate the excluded volume e ect on the structural and conformational
properties of 2D ring polymer chains using lattice Monte Carlo simulation. In order to take into
account chain volume exclusion and crossing of bonds, the bond
uctuation algorithm(BFA) was
implemented. Monomer chain
exibility was taken into account by producing chain bending
rigidity ks. Chain properties were studied by varying chain size N and the bending rigidity
ks. We have computed key chains physical quantities such as the radius of gyration Rg and
persistence length lp
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The Conformation of Semi-Flexible