Topological entropy of a stiff ring polymer and its connection to DNA knots
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We discuss the entropy of a circular polymer under a topological constraint. We call it the topological entropy of the polymer, in short. A ring polymer does not change its topology (knot type) under any thermal fluctuations. Through numerical simulations using some knot invariants, we show that the topological entropy of a stiff ring polymer with a fixed knot is described by a scaling formula as a function of the thickness and length of the circular chain. The result is consistent with the viewpoint that for stiff polymers such as DNAs, the length and diameter of the chains should play a central role in their statistical and dynamical properties. Furthermore, we show that the new formula extends a known theoretical formula for DNA knots. keyword topological entropy, circular polymers, random knotting, self-avoiding polygons, knot invariants, DNA knots
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