Free Energy of a Non-Gaussian Polymer Br
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Victor M. Amoskov; Victor A. Pryamitsyn
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract An analytical theory describing layers of polymer chains grafted to a planar surface (i.e. polymer brush) is developed. We consider a brush of chains with finite extensibility (or nonβGaussian brush) within the framework of molecular field theory. An analytical solution for free energy