Bounds on the Polymer-Length Distribution in Equilibrium Polymerization

Authors

Rolfe G. Petschek, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1992

Abstract

We obtain upper bounds on the polymer-length distribution in a class of models for equilibrium polymerization. This rules out a recent claim for the existence of a collapsed phase in which a nonzero fraction of the monomers are in infinite polymer(s). We discuss the behavior of finite systems, in which a collapse of sorts does occur, and indicate how this collapse disappears in the thermodynamic limit.

Publication Title

Physical Review B

Rights

© 1992 The American Physical Society.

Recommended Citation

Bounds on the Polymer-Length Distribution in Equilibrium Polymerization. Wheeler J.C., Petschek R.G., Physical Review B 45:1, 171-175 (1992).