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Exact curvilinear diffusion coefficients in the repton model

Arnaud Buhot

cond-mat.softarXiv:cond-mat/0505678

Abstract

The Rubinstein-Duke or repton model is one of the simplest lattice model of reptation for the diffusion of a polymer in a gel or a melt. Recently, a slightly modified model with hardcore interactions between the reptons has been introduced. The curvilinear diffusion coefficients of both models are exactly determined for all chain lengths. The case of periodic boundary conditions is also considered.

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