title: Elasticity transition and loop formation in vibrated bead chains: a simulation of polymer chains.
abstract: By measuring the distribution function of the end-to-end distance, we find that strongly shaken bead chains exhibit many properties, such as the rigid-rod-to-Gaussian chain transition, scaling, fast drop of loop formation probability in the short-chain regime, and enhancement of loop formation probability for kinked chains, of long-chain polymers. Though there is difference in local details between our chains and the worm-like chains, our results are consistent with recent calculations based on the worm-like chain model in many respects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, ROC. ycchou@phys.nthu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: T-h
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hong