%0 Journal Article
%T Thermal breakage of a semiflexible polymer: Breakage profile and rate
%A Chiu Fan Lee
%J Physics
%D 2014
%I arXiv
%R 10.1088/0953-8984/27/27/275101
%X Understanding fluctuation-induced breakages in polymers has important implications for basic and applied sciences. Here I present for the first time an analytical treatment of the thermal breakage problem of a semi-flexible polymer model that is asymptotically exact in the low temperature and high friction limits. Specifically, I provide analytical expressions for the breakage propensity and rate, and discuss the generalities of the results and their relevance to biopolymers.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.1498v1