The structure of random packings of freely jointed chains of tangent hard spheres

• Published in: The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 130; no. 16; p. 164908
• Main Authors: Karayiannis, Nikos Ch, Foteinopoulou, Katerina, Laso, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 28.04.2009

We analyze the structure of dense random packings of freely jointed chains of tangent hard spheres as a function of concentration (packing density) with particular emphasis placed on the behavior in the vicinity of their maximally random jammed (MRJ) state. Representative configurations over the who...