Published October 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Critical behavior of the system of two crossing self-avoiding walks on a family of three-dimensional fractal lattices

  • 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.2008.10.032

Additional 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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