Method of Calculation of a Shape Parameter for Ovaloid Molecules |
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| Authors: | Anne-Marie Sapse Peter Shenkin |
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| Institution: | Departments of Science and Mathematics , John Jay College City University of New York , New York, New York |
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| Abstract: | The nonsphericity parameter γrelated to the Isihara shape factor for ovaloid polymers f by the relation f = (γ/4) + (1/4) is calculated through an expansion of the radius of the molecule in spherical harmonics. The limitations of the method when applied to polymers with high f are discussed. |
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