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This study applies the theory of stochastic processes to the equilibrium statistical physics of polymers in solution. The topics treated include random copolymers and randomly branching polymers, with self-consistent mean field effects. A new and more natural way of dealing with Boltzmann weighting is discussed, which makes it possible from the beginning of a calculation to consider only the “physical” polymer conformations. We also show that in general the random copolymer problem can be reduced to the ordinary polymer problem, and treat the self-consistent field problem for a general branching polymer.
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Jansons, K.M., Rogers, L.C.G. Probability theory and polymer physics. J Stat Phys 65, 139–165 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01329853
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