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Equilibrium distributions of polymers on sites which are linearly arrayed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

B. Littlewood  and
J. L. Verrall
B. Littlewood
Affiliation:
The City University, London
J. L. Verrall
Affiliation:
The City University, London
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Abstract

Certain long molecules can be regarded as linear arrays of chemically active sites. During chemical reaction, adjacent groups of sites may link to form dimers, trimers, etc. This paper considers the case when all such groups are unstable, and gives equilibrium distributions for the composition of the molecules as functions of the rates of formation and decay of the linked groups.

Keywords

CHAIN MOLECULESREVERSIBLE RANDOM FORMATION POLYMERSIRRADIATED RNALINEAR ARRAY
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 1972 , pp. 54 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1972 

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