Distribution of the radii of gyration of star and comb random-flight chains

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The distributions of the radius of gyration of some regular star and uniform comb random-flight chains have been evaluated as functions of chain length. It is observed that these distributions approach their asymptotic limit more slowly than do the linear chain molecules. This would lead to a greater dependence of the excluded volume expansion factor on molecular weight than for the linear chains.