Polymers in linear shear flow: a numerical study
arXiv:nlin/0503029 · doi:10.1209/epl/i2005-10015-5
Abstract
We study the dynamics of a single polymer subject to thermal fluctuations in a linear shear flow. The polymer is modeled as a finitely extendable nonlinear elastic FENE dumbbell. Both orientation and elongation dynamics are investigated numerically as a function of the shear strength, by means of a new efficient integration algorithm. The results are in agreement with recent experiments.
7 pages, see also the preceding paper (http://arxiv.org/nlin.CD/0503028)