CONFIGURATIONAL PROPERTIES OF ATHERMAL SELF-AVOIDING POLYMER-CHAINS AT INTERMEDIATE TO HIGH-CONCENTRATIONS

For previous work see ibid., vol.12, no.12, p.2487 (1979). A screened convolution approximation is introduced for the specification of internal and end-to-end probability distributions at various packing fractions. The competing effects of inter- and intra-chain exclusion are investigated, and the conformations of the chains determined as a function of packing fractions. The equation of state for relatively short chains at intermediate to high concentrations is determined.