Asymmetric internal loops in ring polymers under cylindrical confinement produce effective entropic orientational ordering between neighbors, akin to Ising spins but driven purely by entropy.
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Entropic alignment of topologically modified ring polymers in cylindrical confinement
Asymmetric internal loops in ring polymers under cylindrical confinement produce effective entropic orientational ordering between neighbors, akin to Ising spins but driven purely by entropy.