Abstract
We study the influence of structural obstacles in a disordered environment on the size and shape characteristics of long flexible polymer macromolecules. We use the model of self-avoiding random walks on diluted regular lattices at the percolation threshold in space dimensions d=2 and d=3. Applying the pruned-enriched Rosenbluth method, we numerically estimate rotationally invariant universal quantities such as the averaged asphericity <A(d)> and prolateness <S> of polymer chain configurations. Our results quantitatively reveal the extent of anisotropy of macromolecules due to the presence of structural defects.
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