Critical behavior of the system of two crossing self-avoiding walks on a family of three-dimensional fractal lattices
Creators
- 1. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac (Serbia)
- 2. Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 368, 11001 Belgrade (Serbia)
Description
We study the polymer system consisting of two-polymer chains situated in a fractal container that belongs to the three-dimensional Sierpinski Gasket (3D SG) family of fractals. The two-polymer system is modeled by two interacting self-avoiding walks (SAW) immersed in a good solvent. To conceive the inter-chain interactions we apply the model of two crossing self-avoiding walks (CSAW) in which the chains can cross each other. By applying renormalization group (RG) method, we establish the relevant phase diagrams for b=2 and b=3 members of the 3D SG fractal family. Also, at the appropriate transition fixed points we calculate the contact critical exponents φ, associated with the number of contacts between monomers of different chains. For larger b(2≤b≤30) we apply Monte Carlo renormalization group (MCRG) method, and compare the obtained results for φ with phenomenological proposals for the contact critical exponent, as well as with results obtained for other similar models of two-polymer system.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2008.10.032Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chaos.2008.10.032;
- PII
- S0960-0779(08)00502-X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
- Journal Volume
- 42
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 74-83
- ISSN
- 0960-0779
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41020381
- Subject category
- S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
- Descriptors DEI
- FRACTALS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYMERS; RENORMALIZATION; SOLVENTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CALCULATION METHODS; DIAGRAMS; INFORMATION
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.