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High-precision estimate of the hydrodynamic radius for self-avoiding walks

Nathan Clisby and Burkhard Dünweg
Phys. Rev. E 94, 052102 – Published 1 November 2016

Abstract

The universal asymptotic amplitude ratio between the gyration radius and the hydrodynamic radius of self-avoiding walks is estimated by high-resolution Monte Carlo simulations. By studying chains of length of up to N=22534×106 monomers, we find that the ratio takes the value RG/RH=1.5803940(45), which is several orders of magnitude more accurate than the previous state of the art. This is facilitated by a sampling scheme which is quite general and which allows for the efficient estimation of averages of a large class of observables. The competing corrections to scaling for the hydrodynamic radius are clearly discernible. We also find improved estimates for other universal properties that measure the chain dimension. In particular, a method of analysis which eliminates the leading correction to scaling results in a highly accurate estimate for the Flory exponent of ν=0.58759700(40).

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  • Received 23 August 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.052102

©2016 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Polymers & Soft MatterStatistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Authors & Affiliations

Nathan Clisby1,* and Burkhard Dünweg1,2,3,4

  • 1School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
  • 2Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
  • 3Condensed Matter Physics, TU Darmstadt, Karolinenplatz 5, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
  • 4Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia

  • *nclisby@unimelb.edu.au

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — November 2016

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