Characteristic length of random knotting for cylindrical self-avoiding polygons
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We discuss the probability of random knotting for a model of self-avoiding polygons whose segments are given by cylinders of unit length with radius r. We show numerically that the characteristic length of random knotting is roughly approximated by an exponential function of the chain thickness r. keyword characteristic length, random knotting, self-avoiding polygons, knot invariants,knots PACS 05.40.+j, 61.41.+e, 36.20.-r
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