Dynamics of stiff chains. II. Freely jointed chain

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Abstract
The equations developed in the preceding paper are applied here to the freely jointed chain. The complex modulus G agrees quite well with Zimm's results for the Gaussian model at low frequencies, even for chains of 5 or 10 bonds, but major differences appear at high frequencies for the imaginary part G″ as a result of the nonvanishing high frequency viscosity of a freely jointed chain.