Polymer physics

Layer 1 — Physicsin the soft-matter subtree

Long chains treated as random walks in dilute solution (ideal R ~ N^{1/2}, self-avoiding R ~ N^{3/5} Flory). Gaussian chains give rubber elasticity (F = (3k_BT/2Nb²)R²) and melt dynamics via reptation (Doi–Edwards).

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