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By solving appropriate diffusion equation we calculate the width of a Gaussian polymer chain in one direction and the radius of the circumscribing sphere, which is defined as the sphere around the center of mass which includes the whole chain and yet makes contact somewhere on the chain. Various quantities defining the size of a Gaussian chain are compared.
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Moro, K., Saitô, N. The Widths of a Polymer Chain. Polym J 8, 377–384 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.8.377
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