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Exact solution to ideal chain with fixed angular momentum
2008
Physical Review E
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The statistical mechanics of a non-interacting polymer chain in the limit of a large number of monomers is considered when the total angular momentum, L, is fixed. The radius of gyration for a ring polymer in this situation is derived exactly in closed form by functional integration techniques. Even when L = 0 the radius of gyration differs from that of a random walk by a prefactor of order unity. The dependence on L is discussed qualitatively and the large L limit can be understood by physical arguments.
doi:10.1103/physreve.77.051804
pmid:18643094
fatcat:2zcynmapcbbzjdnu4jzdlqrw4q