title: Freely relaxing polymers remember how they were straightened.
abstract: The relaxation of initially straight semiflexible polymers has been discussed mainly with respect to the longest relaxation time. The biologically relevant nonequilibrium dynamics on shorter times is comparatively poorly understood, partly because "initially straight" can be realized in manifold ways. Combining Brownian dynamics simulations and systematic theory, we demonstrate how different experimental preparations give rise to specific short-time and universal long-time dynamics. We also discuss boundary effects and the onset of the stretch-coil transition.
authors.affiliation: Arnold Sommerfeld Center and Center of NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstrasse 37, 80333 München, Germany.
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Obermayer
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Möbius
authors.forename: Oskar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hallatschek
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kroy