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聚丝体的产生降低了polymer的旋转摩擦

Plectoneme creation reduces the rotational friction of a polymer

Hirofumi Wada, Roland R. Netz

摘要:

利用标度参数和流体动力学模拟方法研究了半柔性聚合物的扭转动力学,该聚合物的轮廓长度$L$大于其持久长度Lp,一端以固定频率ω 0旋转.我们发现在临界频率ω_* 处存在一个非平衡相变:在线性区域,ω_0 <ω_*,轴向自旋是主要的耗散模式。在非线性状态下,ω_0> ω_*,扭转耗散模式涉及在驱动端附近连续产生原丝素,并且旋转摩擦基本上减小。

英文摘要:

The torsional dynamics of a semiflexible polymer with a contour length $L$ larger than its persistence length L_p that is rotated at fixed frequency omega_0 at one end is studied by scaling arguments and hydrodynamic simulations. We find a non-equilibrium transition at a critical frequency omega_*: In the linear regime, omega_0 < omega_*, axial spinning is the dominant dissipation mode. In the non-linear regime, omega_0 > omega_*, the twist-dissipation mode involves the continuous creation of plectonemes close to the driven end and the rotational friction is substantially reduced.

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