Finite-size scaling in unbiased translocation dynamics

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2014/05/P05019zbMATH Open1456.82760arXiv1309.7870OpenAlexW2017311319MaRDI QIDQ3301959FDOQ3301959

Authors: Giovanni Brandani, Fulvio Baldovin, E. Orlandini, A. L. Stella 

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Finite-size scaling arguments naturally lead us to introduce a coordinate-dependent diffusion coefficient in a Fokker-Planck description of the late stage dynamics of unbiased polymer translocation through a membrane pore. The solution for the probability density function of the chemical coordinate matches the initial-stage subdiffusive regime and takes into account the equilibrium entropic drive. Precise scaling relations connect the subdiffusion exponent to the divergence with the polymer length of the translocation time, and also to the singularity of the probability density function at the absorbing boundaries. Quantitative comparisons with numerical simulation data in $d=2$ strongly support the validity of the model and of the predicted scalings.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.7870

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic methods (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, etc.) applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C31) Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60)

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• GSL

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