ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
PACS. 36.20.Ey Conformation (statistics and dynamics) - 64.70.-p Specific phase transitions - 75.50.-y Studies of specific magnetic materials
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: We consider polymers made of magnetic monomers (Ising or Heisenberg-like) in a good solvent. These polymers are modeled as self-avoiding walks on a cubic lattice, and the ferromagnetic interaction between the spins carried by the monomers is short-ranged in space. At low temperature, these polymers undergo a magnetic induced first order collapse transition, that we study at the mean field level. Contrasting with an ordinary point, there is a strong jump in the polymer density, as well as in its magnetization. In the presence of a magnetic field, the collapse temperature increases, while the discontinuities decrease. Beyond a multicritical point, the transition becomes second order and -like. Monte Carlo simulations for the Ising case are in qualitative agreement with these results.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100510051003
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