Effective Radius of a Discrete Moving Polymer

Abstract

We present a discrete space-time stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) model to describe the dynamics of a weakly self-avoiding polymer with intrinsic length $J$. By introducing a penalty factor tailored to the discrete setting, we establish that the polymer's root mean squared radius scales linearly with $J$. This scaling behavior differs from the law derived by Mueller and Neuman \cite{mueller2022scaling} in the continuous framework, highlighting both the distinct nature of the discrete model and its analytical tractability for studying polymer behavior in lattice-like environments.