Work distribution functions in polymer stretching experiments

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dc.contributor.author	Dhar, Abhishek	-
dc.date.accessioned	2006-05-12T04:29:56Z	-
dc.date.available	2006-05-12T04:29:56Z	-
dc.date.issued	2005-03-22	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Review E, 2005, Vol.71, 036126	en
dc.identifier.issn	1539-3755	-
dc.identifier.issn	1550-2376 (online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1195	-
dc.description.abstract	We compute the distribution of the work done in stretching a Gaussian polymer, made of N monomers, at a finite rate. For a one-dimensional polymer undergoing Rouse dynamics, the work distribution is a Gaussian and we explicitly compute the mean and width. The two cases where the polymer is stretched, either by constraining its end or by constraining the force on it, are examined. We discuss connections to Jarzynski's equality and the fluctuation theorems.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	-
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The American Physical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v71/e036126	en
dc.rights	(2005) by the American Physical Society	en
dc.title	Work distribution functions in polymer stretching experiments	en
dc.type	Article	en
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