Transverse tangent correlation of a stretched worm-like chain

ID: transverse-tangent-correlation-of-a-stretched-worm-like-chain

The bulk tangent covariance is twice the inverse Fourier transform of , one term for each transverse direction. Equivalently the inverse of is . This gives the displayed correlation and identifies a force-dependent correlation length, different from the zero-force persistence length. Finite chains require endpoint conditions or a periodic convention.

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