Dynamics of linear polymers in random media

Abstract

We study phenomenological scaling theories of the polymer dynamics in random media, employing the existing scaling theories of polymer chains and the percolation statistics. We investigate both the Rouse and the Zimm model for Brownian dynamics and estimate the diffusion constant of the center-of-mass of the chain in such disordered media. For internal dynamics of the chain, we estimate the dynamic exponents. We propose similar scaling theory for the reptation dynamics of the chain in the framework of Flory theory for the disordered medium. The modifications in the case of correlated disorders are also discussed. .

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2003.10.047
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Systems analytics research institute (SARI)
Additional Information: © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords: polymers,reptation,percolation,scaling
Publication ISSN: 1873-2119
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 10:21
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2014 13:10
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2004-02-15
Published Online Date: 2003-11-14
Authors: Chakrabarti, Bikas K.
Chattopadhyay, Amit K. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5499-6008)
Dutta, Amit

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