3 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Extensible links in a broad class of single polymer chain models
Michael R. Buche, Matthew J. Grasinger, Jason P. Mulderrig
The physics of polymer chains is often probed using molecular stretching experiments and various idealized single-chain models. The majority of these models consist of a discrete s…
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Thermodynamic fluctuations in freely jointed chains under force
Michael R. Buche, Alvin Chen
It is common to study polymer physics through the use of idealized single-chain models, and the most popular of these is the freely jointed chain model. In certain thermodynamic en…
cond-mat.soft2020
Statistical mechanical constitutive theory of polymer networks: The inextricable links between distribution, behavior, and ensemble
Michael R. Buche, Meredith N. Silberstein
A fundamental theory is presented for the mechanical response of polymer networks undergoing large deformation which seamlessly integrates statistical mechanical principles with ma…