Single polymer dynamics in elongational flow and the confluent Heun equation

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Vincenzi, D. [1 ]
Bodenschatz, E.
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[1] Max Planck Inst Dynam & Selbstorg, D-37077 Gottingen, Germany
[2] Cornell Univ, Sch Mech & Aerosp Engn, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[3] Cornell Univ, LASSP, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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10.1088/0305-4470/39/34/007
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We investigate the non-equilibrium dynamics of an isolated polymer in a stationary elongational flow. We compute the relaxation time to the steady-state configuration as a function of the Weissenberg number. A strong increase of the relaxation time is found around the coil-stretch transition, which is attributed to the large number of polymer configurations. The relaxation dynamics of the polymer is solved analytically in terms of a central two-point connection problem for the singly confluent Heun equation.
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页码:10691 / 10701
页数:11
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