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Topological Twistons in Crystalline Polyethylene

D. Bazeia, E. Ventura

cond-matarXiv:cond-mat/9810249

Abstract

We introduce an alternate model to describe twistons in crystalline polyethylene. The model couples torsional and longitudinal degrees of freedom and appears as an extension of a model that describes only the torsional motion. We find exact solutions that describe stable topological twistons, in good agreement with the torsional and longitudinal interactions in polyethylene.

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