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Unexpected scenario of glass transition in polymer globules: An exactly enumerable model

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Du, R; Grosberg, AY; Tanaka, T; Rubinstein, M
Published in: Physical Review Letters
2000

We introduce a lattice model of glass transition in polymer globules. This model exhibits ergodicity breaking in which the disjoint regions of phase space do not arise uniformly, but as small chambers whose number increases exponentially with polymer density. Chamber sizes obey power law distribution, making phase space similar to a fractal foam. This clearly demonstrates the importance of the phase space geometry and topology in describing any glass-forming system, such as semicompact polymers during protein folding.

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Physical Review Letters

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1079-7114

Publication Date

2000

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Du, R., Grosberg, A. Y., Tanaka, T., & Rubinstein, M. (2000). Unexpected scenario of glass transition in polymer globules: An exactly enumerable model. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2417
Du, Rose, Alexander Yu Grosberg, Toyoichi Tanaka, and Michael Rubinstein. “Unexpected scenario of glass transition in polymer globules: An exactly enumerable model.” Physical Review Letters, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2417.
Du R, Grosberg AY, Tanaka T, Rubinstein M. Unexpected scenario of glass transition in polymer globules: An exactly enumerable model. Physical Review Letters. 2000;
Du, Rose, et al. “Unexpected scenario of glass transition in polymer globules: An exactly enumerable model.” Physical Review Letters, 2000. Manual, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2417.
Du R, Grosberg AY, Tanaka T, Rubinstein M. Unexpected scenario of glass transition in polymer globules: An exactly enumerable model. Physical Review Letters. 2000;

Published In

Physical Review Letters

DOI

ISSN

1079-7114

Publication Date

2000

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences