O(n) field theory with n continuous as a model for equilibrium polymerisation
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 15 (3) , L127-L131
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/15/3/009
Abstract
A grand canonical ensemble of continuous chains and rings is introduced for describing polymerisation equilibrium like that of sulphur. Equivalence is shown to O(n) field theory, with n continuous, n to 1.Keywords
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