title: Thermal breakage of a discrete one-dimensional string.
abstract: We study the thermal breakage of a discrete one-dimensional string, with open and fixed ends, in the heavily damped regime. Basing our analysis on the multidimensional Kramers escape theory, we are able to make analytical predictions on the mean breakage rate and on the breakage propensity with respect to the breakage location on the string. We then support our predictions with numerical simulations.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom. c.lee1@physics.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Chiu Fan
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers