2 papers
cond-mat.soft1996
Straightening of Thermal Fluctuations in Semi-Flexible Polymers by Applied Tension
Udo Seifert, Wolfgang Wintz, Philip Nelson
We investigate the propagation of a suddenly applied tension along a thermally excited semi-flexible polymer using analytical approximations, scaling arguments and numerical simula…
cond-mat1996
Fluid Vesicles in Shear Flow
Martin Kraus, Wolfgang Wintz, Udo Seifert +1
The shape dynamics of fluid vesicles is governed by the coupling of the flow within the two-dimensional membrane to the hydrodynamics of the surrounding bulk fluid. We present a nu…