Abstract
We derive a new expression for the Flory exponent describing the average radius of gyration of polymer chains at the theta point. For this we make use of the appropriate distribution function for the radius of gyration. We start from Euclidean lattices and extend the results to percolation fractals, by taking into account the basic geometry and the topology of such structures. We show that such basic features have a very prominent effect on the Flory exponent of the chain polymer on fractals at the theta point.
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Roy, A.K., Chakrabarti, B.K. & Blumen, A. Theta-point exponent for polymer chains on percolation fractals. J Stat Phys 61, 903–908 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01027309
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