Percolation of Chains and Jamming Coverage in Two Dimensions by Computer Simulation

Authors

Jeffrey L. Becklehimer, University of Southern Mississippi
Ras B. Pandey, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-1994

Department

Physics and Astronomy

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

A computer simulation model is used to study the percolation of random chains with a self-avoiding constraint. The percolation threshold is found to decay with the chain lengthL _c with a power lawL ^−0.1 _c , while the jamming coverage varies asL ^−1/3 _c .

Publication Title

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volume

75

Issue

3-4

First Page

765

Last Page

771

Recommended Citation

Becklehimer, J. L., Pandey, R. B. (1994). Percolation of Chains and Jamming Coverage in Two Dimensions by Computer Simulation. Journal of Statistical Physics, 75(3-4), 765-771.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/7269