Projections of various helices
42= 21 51
52
61
62= 31 71
72 91
73 92
A ut:
81
83
Rotation necessary to go from lattice point t: turns to the next identical helix point to lattice point: = 2t / u u: periodicity (# of helical lattice points Translation necessary to go from lattice point per identical period) to lattice point: z = c / u c: distance to the next identical helix point
p( R)d 3 R
p(R) is the distribution function,
p ( R)d 3 R 1
p(R) is identical with the distribution function for the displacement of a Brownian particle, after Ns uncorrelated steps. It equals a Gaussian function:
Excluded volume effect (排除体积效应) A chain of monomers with non-vanishing sizes cannot occupy a given location twice.
Where does the ideal chain model satisfy?