On the geometry and conformation of starburst dendrimers
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In this work, we propose a geometrical model for the study of conformational properties of a starburst dendrimer with the topology of a truncated Bethe lattice. A convenient embedding of the Bethe lattice in the hyperbolic plane is used to study the architecture of the dendrimer. As results, we find an upper bound for the molecular size and the density profile. ⋄Permanent address: ⋆Permanent address: Departamento de Qúımica Fundamental, UFPE Departamento de F́ısica,UFPE 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil PACS numbers: 36.20.-r, 36.20.Hb, 36.20.Ey
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تاریخ انتشار 1995