title: Filling of the one-dimensional lattice by k-mers proceeds via fast power-law-like kinetics.
abstract: During the filling of a one-dimensional lattice by k-site-long hard particles, we find that after initial "jamming" a power-law-like decay of the density of interparticle gaps occurs, described by a much larger exponent than that expected from mean-field theory. We show that this effect dominates post-jamming filling for large k and should be observable, e.g., during the binding of proteins along a long, stretched DNA molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA. ranjith@uic.edu
authors.forename: Padinhateeri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranjith
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marko