Title: The ring polymer model with excluded volume
Abstract: The many-parameter Gaussian theory of a polymer chain is in the asymptotic region N to infinity (N is the number of monomer units) equivalent to a one-parameter scaled Gaussian theory. Such theories fulfil the necessary condition of minimum free energy only in a polymer chain without remote interactions along the chain. Therefore they cannot be used as a reliable basis in SCF calculations in polymers.
Publication Year: 1979
Publication Date: 1979-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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