“Snakes on a plane”: An introduction to the study of polymer chains using Monte Carlo methods

D. Moxey

University of Warwick (2007)

@mastersthesis{moxey-2007,
  author = {Moxey, D.},
  title = {``Snakes on a plane'': An introduction to the study of polymer chains using Monte Carlo methods},
  school = {University of Warwick},
  month = jul,
  year = {2007},
  url = {https://davidmoxey.uk/assets/pubs/2007-project.pdf},
  abstract = {In this report, a number of basic Monte Carlo methods for modelling polymer chains are presented (including configurational-bias Monte Carlo and the pruned-enriched Rosenbluth method). These are then used to investigate the behaviour of the collapse of polymer chains around the well-studied theta-point. Additionally, a flat-histogram version of PERM is outlined and applied to the problem of polymers both tethered to and in close proximity to an adsorbing surface.},
  month_numeric = {7}
}

David's master's thesis, introducing a number of Monte Carlo methods for modelling polymer chains, among them configurational-bias Monte Carlo and the pruned-enriched Rosenbluth method. These are used to investigate the collapse of polymer chains around the theta point, and a flat-histogram variant is applied to polymers tethered to and lying close to an adsorbing surface.