MEAN SQUARE SIZE OF POLYELECTROLYTES: ANALOGY WITH THE POLARON PROBLEM
1987 ◽
Vol 01
(01n02)
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pp. 19-25
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Keyword(s):
The Mean
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We point out that a formal analogy exists between the path integrals for the configuration sum of a polyelectrolyte and for the propagator of a polaron in a polar crystal. Using this analogy and some recent results in polaron theory we evaluate the mean square end-to-end distance <X2> of the polyelectroyte. It is shown that for large polymers the electrostatic interaction does not change the behaviour of <X2> from that of a free polymer.
1980 ◽
Vol 72
(4)
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pp. 2702-2707
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1980 ◽
Vol 73
(4)
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pp. 2018-2018
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1959 ◽
Vol 36
(130)
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pp. 558-560
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