Monte Carlo Polymer

Simulate how a two-dimensional bead–spring chain moves and folds.

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Polymer conformation30 monomers · 2D
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Potential energyscaled units
Acceptance rateMetropolis moves
Temperature0.50kBT units

Energy vs. Monte Carlo time

Potential energy
Energy samples will appear here

What the model is doing

A random monomer is displaced, then the move is accepted when it lowers energy—or sometimes when temperature supplies enough thermal freedom. FENE bonds limit stretching, Lennard–Jones interactions promote compact structures, and bending stiffness favors a straighter backbone.

Paccept = min(1, e−ΔE/T)Metropolis criterion