A variational approach to necklaces formation in polyelectrolytes
classification
❄️ cond-mat.soft
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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approachchainstructurevariationalcollapsesconditionsformationglobules
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By means of a variational approach we study the conditions under which a polyelectrolyte in a bad solvent will undergo a transition from a rod-like structure to a ``necklace'' structure in which the chain collapses into a series of globules joined by stretched chain segments.
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