Persistence length of semiflexible polymers and bending rigidity renormalization

The persistence length of semiflexible polymers and one-dimensional fluid membranes is obtained from the renormalization of their bending rigidity. The renormalized bending rigidity is calculated using an exact real-space functional renormalization group transformation based on a mapping to the one-...

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Published in:Europhysics letters 2006-12, Vol.76 (6), p.994-1000
Main Authors: Gutjahr, P, Lipowsky, R, Kierfeld, J
Format: Article
Language:English
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05.10.Cc
82.35.Lr
87.16.Dg
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Summary:The persistence length of semiflexible polymers and one-dimensional fluid membranes is obtained from the renormalization of their bending rigidity. The renormalized bending rigidity is calculated using an exact real-space functional renormalization group transformation based on a mapping to the one-dimensional Heisenberg model. The renormalized bending rigidity vanishes exponentially at large length scales and its asymptotic behaviour is used to define the persistence length. For semiflexible polymers, our result agrees with the persistence length obtained using the asymptotic behaviour of tangent correlation functions. Our definition differs from the one commonly used for fluid membranes, which is based on a perturbative renormalization of the bending rigidity.
ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/epl/i2006-10390-3