TL;DR
This paper investigates the quantum behavior of stiff polymers at ultralow temperatures, calculating moments of their end-to-end distribution, with results applicable to polymers in optical traps.
Contribution
It provides the first detailed quantum mechanical calculations of end-to-end distribution moments for stiff polymers at ultralow temperatures.
Findings
Quantum effects significantly alter polymer distribution moments.
Results are applicable to polymers in optical trapping experiments.
Theoretical predictions are measurable in current experimental setups.
Abstract
At ultralow temperatures, polymers exhibit quantum behavior, which is calculated here for the moments <R^2> and <R^4> of the end-to-end distribution in the large-stiffness regime. The result should be measurable for polymers in wide optical traps.
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