Falsity of the Rouse Mode Solution of the Rouse and Zimm Models
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-07-27 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The Rouse (J. Chem. Phys. 21, 1272 (1953)) and Zimm (J. Chem. Phys. 24}, 269 (1956)) treatments of the dynamics of a polymer chain are shown to contain a fundamental mathematical error, which causes them to lose the zero-relaxation-rate, whole-body rotation motions dominant in viscosity and dielectric relaxation. As a result, the oft-cited mode solutions for these models are qualitatively incorrect. Comparison with the Wilson-Decius-Cross treatment of vibrational modes of polyatomic molecules reveals qualitatively the correct form for the solutions to the Rouse model.
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@article{arxiv.0907.4172,
title = {Falsity of the Rouse Mode Solution of the Rouse and Zimm Models},
author = {George D. J. Phillies},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.4172},
year = {2009}
}
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