ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
PACS. 61.41.+e Polymers, elastomers, and plastics - 05.40.-a Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, noise, and Brownian motion - 11.15.-q Gauge field theories
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: We set up a field theoretical model based on Abelian Chern-Simons field theories to describe the topological entanglement of two polymers. The topological states of the system are distinguished using the link invariant of Gauss. The second topological moment of the two polymers , where m is the linking number, is exactly computed by field theoretical methods. The result is applied to estimate approximatively the mean square average of the linking number of a polymer P1 in a dilute solution with other polymers.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100510070013
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