Unscreened polyelectrolyte chain in d dimensions : a Monte Carlo simulation
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 45 (11) , 515-521
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:019840045011051500
Abstract
The exponent ν describing the configurational properties of an isolated polyelectrolyte chain in dimensions 3 < d ≤ 7 is determined using Monte Carlo methods. Freely jointed chains consisting of up to N = 320 rigid links are considered. We find an end-to-end distance R ∼ Nν with ν = 3/d which is in agreement with self-consistent calculations and Flory type theories. It differs from zero component Lagrangian theory and real space renormalization group calculations which give ν = 2/(d - 2) for 4 < d ≤ 6Keywords
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