Statistical-mechanical treatment of polymer chains — ideal-chain Gaussian statistics ⟨R²⟩ = N b², excluded-volume Flory exponent ν=3/5 in 3D, θ-solvent / good-solvent / poor-solvent regimes. Underpins biopolymer mechanics (DNA, proteins,…
Statistical-mechanical treatment of polymer chains — ideal-chain Gaussian statistics ⟨R²⟩ = N b², excluded-volume Flory exponent ν=3/5 in 3D, θ-solvent / good-solvent / poor-solvent regimes. Underpins biopolymer mechanics (DNA, proteins,…