  In this article, a novel cluster analysis algorithm was employed in the study
of polymer coil to globule transition via single chain Monte Carlo simulations.
The algorithm, which has been recently applied in Molecular Dynamics
simulations of atomistic systems that tend to phase separate [arXiv: 1307.7366
[cond-mat.soft]], provides us with a convenient means to map out the dynamics
of "pearls" formation along the backbone chain together with extracting
meaningful quantitative information about their shape and size distribution.
Preliminary findings tend to favour a two-stage model of collapse kinetics,
although a more complicated picture emerges when looking at the details of
cluster formation along the chain.
