MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS OF OFF-LATTICE POLYMERS

We point out that a newly introduced recursive algorithm for lattice p olymers has a much wider range of applicability. In particular, we app ly it to the simulation of off-lattice polymers with Lennard-Jones pot entials between non-bonded monomers and either delta or harmonic poten tials between bonded monomers. Our algorithm allows particularly easy calculations of the free energy, and seems in general more efficient t han other existing algorithms.