Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-22-2003
Abstract
We present a new integral transform called the generalized Borel transform (GBT) and show how to use it to compute distribution functions used to describe the statistical mechanics of macromolecules. For this purpose, we choose the random flight model (RFM) of macromolecules and show that the application of the GBT to this model leads to the exact expression of the polymer propagator (two-point correlation function) from which all the statistical properties of the model can be obtained. We also discuss the mathematical simplicity of the GBT and its applicability to macromolecules with other topologies. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
Publication Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Volume
44
Issue
12
First Page
6020
Last Page
6031
Required Publisher's Statement
Copyright 2003 American Institute of Physics. The original published version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1618361.
Recommended Citation
Marucho, Marcelo and Carri, Gustavo A., "On the Generalized Borel Transform and Its Application to the Statistical Mechanics of Macromolecules" (2003). College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. 8.
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