freely jointed chain

in polymers
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02517
A hypothetical @L03546@ molecule consisting of infinitely thin rectilinear segments uniform in length; each segment can take all orientations in space with equal @P04855@, independently of its neighbours. For models in which the segments are not all uniform in length, the name 'random-walk chain' has been used.
Source:
Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 50 [Terms] [Book]
Citation: 'freely jointed chain' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02517 RIS BibTex EndNote
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