Abstract

Inspired by recent studies revealing unexpected pliability of semiflexible biomolecules like RNA and DNA, we systematically investigate the range of structural phases by means of a simple generic polymer model. Using a two-dimensional variant of Wang-Landau sampling to explore the conformational space in energy and stiffness within a single simulation, we identify the entire diversity of structures existing from the well-studied limit of flexible polymers to that of wormlike chains. We also discuss, in detail, the influence of finite-size effects in the formation of crystalline structures that are virtually inaccessible via conventional computational approaches.

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