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Flory theory for Polymers

Abstract

We review various simple analytical theories for homopolymers within a unified framework. The common guideline of our approach is the Flory theory, and its various avatars, with the attempt of being reasonably self-contained. We expect this review to be useful as an introduction to the topic at the graduate students level.Comment: Topical review appeared J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 46 pages, 8 Figures. Sec. VIF added. Typos fixed. Few references adde

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