Self-Avoiding Walk
Lattice polymer model — the Flory exponent ν ≈ 3/4 in 2D
Parameters
Lattice type
Square
Triangular
Honeycomb
Max steps
200
Step delay (ms)
30
Attempts shown
1
New Walk
Pause
Self-Avoiding Walk (SAW)
A random walk that cannot revisit lattice sites — models polymer chains.
End-to-end distance scales as:
⟨R²⟩ ~ N^(2ν)
In 2D: ν = 3/4 (Flory)
In 3D: ν ≈ 0.588
In 4D+: ν = 1/2 (simple RW)
When the walk gets trapped, it restarts automatically.
Steps:
0
Traps:
0
R_end:
—
Max seen:
—