Table 2 Simulation parameters

1

\(\kappa\)

\(10K_{\text{b}} T\) (reduced to \(1K_{\text{b}} T\) for Topo II simulations)

1, 2, 3, 4

\(\ell\)

.2 microns (twice the bead radius)

2, 3, 4

\(\sigma\)

\(\frac{\ell }{{2^{{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 6}} \right. \kern-0pt} 6}}} }}\) where \(\ell = .2\) as in Eq. 1^a

2

\(\varepsilon\)

\(3K_{\text{b}} T\)

3

\(\alpha\)

\(\pi \left[ {\left( {6^{{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 6}} \right. \kern-0pt} 6}}} \sigma } \right)^{2} - \ell^{2} } \right]^{ - 1}\)

3

\(\beta\)

\(\pi - \ell^{2} \alpha\)

3, 4

\(\xi\)

\(3K_{\text{b}} T\)

5

m

77MDa (bead mass)

5

γ

\(\tau^{ - 1}\) where \(\tau = \sigma \sqrt {{m \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {m \varepsilon }} \right. \kern-0pt} \varepsilon }}\)