Using 3-dimensional Langevin dynamics simulations, we investigated the dynamics of loop formation of chains with excluded volume interactions, and the stability of the formed loop. The mean looping time ι1/scales wit...Using 3-dimensional Langevin dynamics simulations, we investigated the dynamics of loop formation of chains with excluded volume interactions, and the stability of the formed loop. The mean looping time ι1/scales with chain length N and corresponding scaling exponent α increases linearly with the capture radius scaled by the Kuhn length a/l due to the effect of finite chain length. We also showed that the probability density function of the looping time is well fitted by a single exponential. Finally, we found that the mean unlooping time ιu hardly depends on chain length N for a given a/l and that the stability of a formed loop is enhanced with increasing a/l.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21225421,21174140)the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB845605)the Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Science
文摘Using 3-dimensional Langevin dynamics simulations, we investigated the dynamics of loop formation of chains with excluded volume interactions, and the stability of the formed loop. The mean looping time ι1/scales with chain length N and corresponding scaling exponent α increases linearly with the capture radius scaled by the Kuhn length a/l due to the effect of finite chain length. We also showed that the probability density function of the looping time is well fitted by a single exponential. Finally, we found that the mean unlooping time ιu hardly depends on chain length N for a given a/l and that the stability of a formed loop is enhanced with increasing a/l.
