Renormalization-group analysis of weak-flow effects on dilute polymer solutions

S. Puri, B. Schaub, Y. Oono

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Abstract

A Gaussian polymer chain in the presence of hydrodynamic interactions and subjected to steady linear flows is investigated renormalization-group theoretically. To order ε (=4-d, d being the spatial dimensionality) and to the lowest nontrivial order in the flow strength, we consider the hydrodynamic effect on the mean-square end-to-end distance. From our general formula, we extract results for the physically interesting cases of shear and elongational flow. In the light of recent experimental results there is a possibility that the Gaussian model is of limited validity, even below the stretching transition.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3362-3372
Number of pages11
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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