title: Radial distribution function of rod-like polyelectrolytes.
abstract: We study the effect of electrostatic interactions on the distribution function of the end-to-end distance of a single polyelectrolyte chain in the rod-like limit. The extent to which the radial distribution function of a polyelectrolyte is reproduced by that of a wormlike chain with an adjusted effective persistence length is investigated. Strong evidence is found for a universal scaling formula connecting the effective persistence length of a polyelectrolyte with the strength of the electrostatic interaction and the Debye screening length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, Box 951569, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zandi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudnick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golestanian