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:<math>B_2 = \frac{1}{2} \iint f( \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \}) f( \{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \}) V_{\rm ex} ( \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \},\{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \}) d \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \} d \{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \}</math> | :<math>B_2 = \frac{1}{2} \iint f( \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \}) f( \{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \}) V_{\rm ex} ( \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \},\{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \}) d \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \} d \{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \}</math> | ||
where <math>V_{\rm ex} ( \{ {\mathbf \Omega} \},\{ {\mathbf \Omega}' \})</math> is the [[excluded volume]] for two polymers | |||
with conformations <math>\{ {\mathbf \Omega} \}</math> and <math>\{ {\mathbf \Omega}'\}</math>. The curly braces denotes an ensemble of molecular configurations for a single polymer. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Second virial coefficient
For an athermal polymer solution the osmotic second virial coefficient is given by:
where is the excluded volume for two polymers with conformations and . The curly braces denotes an ensemble of molecular configurations for a single polymer.