Struct polymers::physics::single_chain::wlc::thermodynamics::isometric::legendre::WLC

pub struct WLC {
    pub hinge_mass: f64,
    pub link_length: f64,
    pub number_of_links: u8,
    pub persistance_length: f64,
    /* private fields */
}

The structure of the thermodynamics of the WLC model in the isometric ensemble approximated using a Legendre transformation.

Fields

hinge_mass: f64

The mass of each hinge in the chain in units of kg/mol.

link_length: f64

The length of each link in the chain in units of nm.

number_of_links: u8

The number of links in the chain.

persistance_length: f64

The persistance length of the chain in units of nm.

Implementations

impl WLC

The implemented functionality of the thermodynamics of the WLC model in the isometric ensemble approximated using a Legendre transformation.

pub fn init( number_of_links: u8, link_length: f64, hinge_mass: f64, persistance_length: f64 ) -> Self

Initializes and returns an instance of the thermodynamics of the WLC model in the isometric ensemble approximated using a Legendre transformation.

pub fn gibbs_free_energy( &self, end_to_end_length: &f64, temperature: &f64 ) -> f64

The Gibbs free energy as a function of the applied end-to-end length and temperature.

pub fn gibbs_free_energy_per_link( &self, end_to_end_length: &f64, temperature: &f64 ) -> f64

The Gibbs free energy per link as a function of the applied end-to-end length and temperature.

pub fn relative_gibbs_free_energy( &self, end_to_end_length: &f64, temperature: &f64 ) -> f64

The relative Gibbs free energy as a function of the applied end-to-end length and temperature.

pub fn relative_gibbs_free_energy_per_link( &self, end_to_end_length: &f64, temperature: &f64 ) -> f64

The relative Gibbs free energy per link as a function of the applied end-to-end length and temperature.

pub fn nondimensional_gibbs_free_energy( &self, nondimensional_end_to_end_length_per_link: &f64, temperature: &f64 ) -> f64

The nondimensional Gibbs free energy as a function of the applied nondimensional end-to-end length per link and temperature.

pub fn nondimensional_gibbs_free_energy_per_link( &self, nondimensional_end_to_end_length_per_link: &f64, temperature: &f64 ) -> f64

The nondimensional Gibbs free energy per link as a function of the applied nondimensional end-to-end length per link and temperature.

pub fn nondimensional_relative_gibbs_free_energy( &self, nondimensional_end_to_end_length_per_link: &f64 ) -> f64

The nondimensional relative Gibbs free energy as a function of the applied nondimensional end-to-end length per link.

pub fn nondimensional_relative_gibbs_free_energy_per_link( &self, nondimensional_end_to_end_length_per_link: &f64 ) -> f64

The nondimensional relative Gibbs free energy per link as a function of the applied nondimensional end-to-end length per link.