Autocorrelation study of the Theta transition for a coarse-grained polymer model

作者:Qi Kai*; Bachmann Michael
来源:Journal of Chemical Physics, 2014, 141(7): 074101.
DOI:10.1063/1.4891800

摘要

By means of Metropolis Monte Carlo simulations of a coarse-grained model for flexible polymers, we investigate how the integrated autocorrelation times of different energetic and structural quantities depend on the temperature. We show that, due to critical slowing down, an extremal autocorrelation time can also be considered as an indicator for the collapse transition that helps to locate the transition point. This is particularly useful for finite systems, where response quantities such as the specific heat do not necessarily exhibit clear indications for pronounced thermal activity.

  • 出版日期2014-8-21