Bethe-Peierls approximation, as it applies to the thermodynamics of polymer
melts, is reviewed. We compare the computed configurational entropy of
monodisperse linear polymer melt with Monte Carlo data available in literature.
An estimation of the configurational contribution to the total liquid's Cp is
presented. We also discuss the relation between Kauzmann paradox and polymer
semiflexibility.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
