Primitive-path statistics of entangled polymers: mapping multi-chain simulations onto single-chain mean-field models

We present a method to map the full equilibrium distribution of the primitive-path (PP) length, obtained from multi-chain simulations of polymer melts, onto a single-chain mean-field ‘target’ model. Most previous works used the Doi–Edwards tube model as a target. However, the average number of monom...

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Main Authors: Rudi J A Steenbakkers, Christos Tzoumanekas, Ying Li, Wing Kam Liu, Martin Kröger, Jay D Schieber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/1/015027