A Monte Carlo study of the intrinsic viscosity of semiflexible ring polymers

Abstract

The intrinsic viscosity [η] of the Kratky–Porod (KP) wormlike rings is evaluated by Monte Carlo simulations. The behavior of the ratio of [η] of the rings of the trivial knot ([η]t.k.) to that of the rings without the topological constraint ([η]mix) is examined as a function of the reduced contour length λL, where λ −1 is the stiffness parameter of the KP ring and L is the total contour length.