Ring Polymers (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

Ring Polymers

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Left: Snapshot of a ring polymer at the inflation phase in strong shear, seen as a projection into the flow-vorticity plane. The dashed blue lines mark the center-of-mass axes of the polymer. Right: Flow field around the center-of-mass of the polymer depicted to the left, under strong shear.

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© Maximilian Liebetreu

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