1-dimensinal dimer adsorption model

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n= average total number of heads per lattice site
n_1= average number of dimers bound with one head
n_d= average number dimers bound with both heads heads per lattice site

Parameters

All reaction rates are given in inverse seconds

k₁₊ c Association rate for the first head
k₂₊^b Association rate for the second head at the left of the first one
k₂₊^f Association rate for the second head at the right of the first one
k_2-^b Dissociation rate for the left head of a double-bonded dimer
k_2-^f Dissociation rate for the right head of a double-bonded dimer
k_1- Dissociation rate for a single-bonded dimer

Dimensionless ratios:

K₁=k₁₊/k_1-
K₂=k₂₊^f/k_2-^f=k₂₊^b/k_2-^b

Predefined parameter sets

Three parameter sets showing interesting cases can be retrieved through buttons at the bottom. These include:

Irreversible decoration: No dissociation, binding of the second head on both sides much faster than the binding first one.
Explicit diffusion: K₁=0.1, K₂=1000, symmetric association of the second head
No explicit diffusion: K₁=0.1, K₂=1000, association of the second head only to one side