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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik

DY 29: Symposium SYCP: The Collapsed State of Polymers: From Physical Concepts to Applications and Biological Systems (joint session CPP, BP,DY)

DY 29.1: Invited Talk

Thursday, April 3, 2014, 09:30–10:00, HSZ 02

Why do polymer collapse and polymer topology frustrate each other — •Alexander Y. Grosberg — Department of Physics and Center for Soft Matter Research, New York University, NY, USA

Polymer topology is most commonly studied in the context of a melt or concentrated solution. Here, the role of topological constraints is discussed in the context of a single chain swelling or collapse behavior, both in kinetics and in equilibrium (the latter in case topology is quenched, one way or another). Biological aspects are discussed in the context of both chromatin and proteins.