End-to-end vector
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Polymer
A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. These subunits are typically connected by covalent chemical bonds...
s, the end-to-end vector is the vector that points from one end of a polymer to the other end.
The norm of the end-to-end vector is called the end-to-end distance.
The quadratic mean of the end-to-end distance
Radius of gyration
Radius of gyration or gyradius is the name of several related measures of the size of an object, a surface, or an ensemble of points. It is calculated as the root mean square distance of the objects' parts from either its center of gravity or an axis....