title: Gyration tensor based analysis of the shapes of polymer chains in an attractive spherical cage.
abstract: In a recent computational study, we found highly structured conformations for the polymer-attractive sphere model system. Those conformations are of highly ordered spherical shape or form two-dimensional planar, compact to extended, random coil structures. The observed conformations range from desorbed to partially or even completely adsorbed. In order to present their shape characteristics, here we calculate the gyration tensor and related shape descriptors.
authors: Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Leipzig, Postfach 100 920, D-04009 Leipzig, Germany. Handan.Arkin@itp.uni-leipzig.de
authors: Handan
authors: H
authors: Arkın
authors: Wolfhard
authors: W
authors: Janke
mesh_terms: D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers