Topological Twistons in Crystalline Polyethylene
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❄️ cond-mat
hep-thphysics.chem-ph
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modelpolyethylenetorsionaltwistonscrystallinedescribelongitudinaltopological
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We introduce an alternate model to describe twistons in crystalline polyethylene. The model couples torsional and longitudinal degrees of freedom and appears as an extension of a model that describes only the torsional motion. We find exact solutions that describe stable topological twistons, in good agreement with the torsional and longitudinal interactions in polyethylene.
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