Electrophoresis simulated with the cage model for reptation

dc.creatorBeljaars, H. R. W.
dc.creatorvan Heukelum, A.
dc.date1999-06-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T23:49:00Z
dc.descriptionThe cage model for polymer reptation is extended to simulate DC electrophoresis. The drift velocity v of a polymer with length L in an electric field with strength E shows three different regions: if the strength of field is small, the drift velocity scales as E/L; for slightly larger strengths, it scales as E^2, independent of length; for high fields, but still E much smaller than 1, the drift velocity decreases exponentially to zero. The behaviour of the first two regions are in agreement with earlier reports on simulations of the Duke-Rubinstein model and with experimental work on DNA polymers in agarose gel.
dc.description14 pages, 9 pictures, 2 tables
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906090
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906090
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/101686
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleElectrophoresis simulated with the cage model for reptation
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