Unconventional phase transitions in a constrained single polymer chain

• Published in: Journal of physics. A, Mathematical and theoretical Vol. 44; no. 47; pp. 473001 - 60
• Main Authors: Klushin, L I, Skvortsov, A M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 25.11.2011
• Subjects: Chains (polymeric); Free energy; Macromolecules; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Partitions; Phase boundaries; Phase transformations; Surface chemistry

Phase transitions were recognized among the most fascinating phenomena in physics. Exactly solved models are especially important in the theory of phase transitions. A number of exactly solved models of phase transitions in a single polymer chain are discussed in this review. These are three models...