Geometrical Confinement of Linear Polymers

   
Confined polymers
      

The scaling concepts, universal amplitude ratios, and crossover behaviors of single flexible and semiflexible polymer chains under various geometric constraints are verified. By using the pruned-enriched Rosenbluth method (PERM) to perform extensive Monte Carlo simulations on both square and simple cubic lattices, this work maps the smooth transformation of chain conformations from open bulk spaces down to highly restricted geometries.



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