I self avoiding walk SAW

of solvent and when Mummers repel each ocher C O

type

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s s
is saw in tube
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q
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interactions
the size of a SAW is
much larger than thatof
a few of 4 same of
steps
If are consider
ideal drain RN
real chair SAN
neal dan should be easier
To stretch

2 How do we calculate the size of a SAW

Flory Kerry

f crew ECR N T Sett w

Once we decide on the form of energy pentropy

R we will onin'Re the free energy w.me the chain size

for the energy term cm de field picture

mean we ignore
with
de cha'm conaneceiving and approximate de de n

independent monomers confined

in a sphere of
a system of N
radius Rg ex b N 2 ideal chain The energy is
of an
her

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proportional
particles within the sphere which is
monomers counted Ct
collision ECI µ x µ x wz
3
let Timmers
monomer
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we already calcuted et
in the previous Seoane
tu de ideal drain

entropic 0 SC Nin J 3zkY Son o

by
spring
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F un n NI t
pi
37
RS N

numerical coefficients as 2 as
where we
tape all
we are going a focus
on the scaling factor only
Turn this
oh
Jorden
3
n
t

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3
Rg n N µ

The the celebrated Ebony constant

V
3 Is

The Felony theory needs discussion

L
N
D the energy term
R3
This is gross overestimation compared de real oho'm
Ie assumes that any pair of monomers Law an equal
probability to meet each other but the chain connecia

sina.ae 5 mnutitTeenn.EumIIh
r meet is ma
smaller for
vs
 2 The entropy term RI
N
To obtain his we assumed an ideal ahah
The real chain of the same N is easier 2

stretch so he aubone estimation is also grotossly

larger Can the real chain

Remarkably the two emirs cancel out and the Eloy

exponent 315 is very very close ro the result
based on her calculations or simulations V o SSS

further comments the

de Gentes in his book on

Elong attempts e Improve the theory inva

post
improve one of the
terms
That is we try to
if results Cary
Cs we get far worse

in d dimensions
3 Flory theory
le is straightforward to apply
the Florytheory co

dimensions
different
Nl NZ
revom
CD the energy
R Rd
in the entropy term 122 R2 C Gaussian chain
N W remains Gaussia
in all dimension
See derivation
for 3D
Ficken NZ RI
Td N

Th T N a
Jrln.mg 0
Rg µ
 d I
Ng n N makes sense
monomers cannot cross
each other thus
hmm
du
7 ng n w

just
d 3 T 5
amazingly N
Rg r
Flory exponent
food
d 4
Rg µ k ideal chain
For dZ4 theeffect
of excaladed volume
becomes
negligible
4 The wonderful world of blob
de Gennes Pincus etc

G what is he size of a chain in a Tube and

how much energy does it cast To
Squeeze the chain
into the tube

Al I deal ahah

Ds Rg ab Nk

f gradually decrease
the diameter of Le tube
f fftgr f Rs Do b

ku Rg 2b N k

af 7h length of an ideal oha'm

along 7k Tube
does not change.by confinement
based on
the
very definition of an ideal chain

A2 i Real 0ham

DE same process

The chain will stretch

DI How much

Ansatz Break the chain into a series of

connected blobs Each blob count 1 KT

In the above problem the size of the blob is

given by the constraint of the System D
We assume that the blob Is spherical because
there is no a priori reason but the blob should
be characterized by more then one lengthscale

How Manny monomers M tie in one blob

Reg rub 2 D b m me Dg
 Thus the c oral size of the chain is

Rs blobs X D
N
xD
m

N
he xD

U
Nb Dg

the coral
The chain size is linearly proportional to

monomers

The confinementenergy is

Tanf KT x blobs
fans N
ET x N C J extensive

Hw How does this compare as the free

energy of
an ideal drain
H w

Ru K
Rg 2b N
HW what is the size and confinement energy of a SAW
in a slab
f
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under stretching tension
Hens in blob size
a Pincus kshb

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e
f

Appnadh 2 Ee FF Calculatethe partition

funerein z a
gdfpcw.fi
endreo end distribution
function of a
Flory chain

Approach 2 blob scaling approach by Pincus

of our
approach
hoe only deceivingly
simpler but based
on
great physical
intuition
There characteristic
are
lengthScotus
two

n de above problem
C 3 Re 2 bn
i ha
g KIT leg 4 a pw nm

For a
strong stretch we hone Re and
the avenge and co end distance is given by

II I 2 blobs x
f be KT
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We can
ie EI Cassio's
famine
are
poses
bliss
X
New
Nb x
J
l Yu
Nb
EI
x
Cft

Compare this with the chair in a Zerbe where

I w
k k Nb Dg I kT N
blobs
They follow de same form
I exponent 43
For v 315 I s Nb x
tab

1
µ f cc KI
b
4 This is NOT Hookeau

Bue WAIT Gtf Tells us that the force

real cheer Lsfw Increase
Stretch the
refined 20

more rapidly with 1 s than detof an

ideal chain But didn't we say IT is easier

to stretch a
eAw than a RW Yes

Inc force f
a
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b
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