Dynamics of anchored polymers under an oscillating force

A.K. Chattopadhyay, D. Marenduzzo

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    Abstract

    We study the dynamics of a polymer of varying stiffness, pinned or grafted at both ends and subjected to an oscillatory forcing at an intermediate point. Via stochastic simulations, we find a crossover from a periodic limit cycle to an aperiodic dynamics as the polymer gets "stiffer." An analytical argument valid in the 2D grafted case shows that in such a case this aperiodic dynamics has some chaotic signatures. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number088101
    Number of pages4
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume98
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2007

    Keywords

    • atomic physics
    • computer simulation
    • molecular dynamics
    • oscillators (mechanical)
    • random processes
    • stiffness
    • anchored polymer molecule
    • chaotic signatures
    • oscillatory forcing
    • stochastic simulations
    • organic polymers

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