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).
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).