A simple model illustrative of some features of polymer dynamics

Abstract
A quasi‐one‐dimensional model for the dynamics of a polymer in dilute solution is described. The diffusion equation in the presence of energy barriers to conformational change is solved approximately for the case of high barriers, by a method closely analogous to the method of configuration interaction in molecular quantum mechanics. The dynamic shear viscosity is calculated in terms of the model and the ultrasonic absorption is discussed.

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