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3d lattice Monte-Carlo simulations were done to obtain the mass distribution (N(m)) and pair correlation function (g(r)) of percolating clusters. We give analytical expressions of the external cut-off functions of N(m) at the z-average mass and of g(r) at the radius of gyration. The simulation results were compared with experimental results on gel forming systems reported in the literature. The comparison shows that the experimental results are compatible with the simulation results. However, more experiments are needed before we can be confident that the percolation model is a good model for the sol-gel transition.
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Received 16 December 1998 and Received in final form 21 April 1999
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Gimel, J., Nicolai, T., Durand, D. et al. Structure and size distribution of percolating clusters. Comparison with gelling systems. Eur. Phys. J. B 12, 91–97 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050982
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050982