Random Polymer Chains!

I've been playing with and modifying a program by Mark Formaneck which generates random self-avoiding walks and then runs a pivot algorithm on them to compute some averaged properties of them. This week and this week only, see pictures of the initial random walks/chains, and the relaxed walks/chains the algorithm ends up with.

Monday Februrary 8, 1999

500 Bead Chains

Tuesday February 9, 1999

1000 Bead Chains

Wednesday February 10, 1999

3000 Bead Chains

Thursday February 10, 1999

5000 Bead Chains

Friday February 11, 1999

Branched 100 Bead Chains

Saturday February 12, 1999

Branched 5000 Bead Chains