Macromolecular extension in flow fields

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Abstract
An expression is derived for the mean square end-to-end distance of Rouse chains in an arbitrary time-dependent flow field. For steady shear flow the resulting simplified expression is compared with incorrect formulas published earlier. An expression is derived for the mean square end-to-end distance of Rouse chains in an arbitrary time-dependent flow field. For steady shear flow the resulting simplified expression is compared with incorrect formulas published earlier.