self-avoiding random-walk chain

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Freely jointed chain subject to the condition that the segments cannot intersect one another.
Notes:
  1. In the model of a self-avoiding chain, segments are considered to have a finite volume such that two or more cannot occupy the same volume simultaneously.
  2. The self-avoiding random-walk chain model is used to represent a polymer chain with excluded volume.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 71. (Definitions of terms relating to individual macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, polymer solutions, and amorphous bulk polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)) on page 79 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'self-avoiding random-walk chain' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12206 RIS BibTex EndNote
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