Bond forces in long-chain molecules
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 82 (1) , 548-551
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.448779
Abstract
Theoretical formulas are developed for the mean and mean-square deviation of the forces in the bonds of a freely jointed long-chain molecule with arbitrary fixed end-to-end displacement r. The mean bond force is the same for all bonds in the molecule and is nonzero even when r=0 and the mean axial force on the molecule vanishes. The mean-square deviation of the bond forces is large and computer simulation results are presented to illustrate the time variation of these forces.Keywords
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