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In this chapter a brief description is given of several fundamental models for polymer chains, both discrete and continuous, the latter being obtained as a continuous limit of the former under certain conditions. The unperturbed chains without excluded volume are considered throughout the chapter but all basic equations are valid for both unperturbed and perturbed chains unless otherwise noted. Thus the symbol \(\langle \cdots \,\rangle\) is used without the subscript 0 to denote an conformational average even in the unperturbed state, for simplicity.
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Yamakawa, H., Yoshizaki, T. (2016). Models for Polymer Chains. In: Helical Wormlike Chains in Polymer Solutions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48716-7_2
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