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The conformation of chain molecules is investigated by the “successive dimerization” technique. The three different models, the diamond lattice model, the GT-model of polyethylene and the modified GT-model of polyethylene, are used as the models for the polymer. The effect of intramolecular conformational energy is considered for the latter two models. A relation ‹S2›=aN1.20 is obtained in all the models.
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Nakata, Y., Suzuki, K. The Effect of Intramolecular Energy on the Conformation of Polymers by the Monte Carlo Methods. Polym J 6, 242–247 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.6.242
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.6.242