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26) expresses the detailed balance for s-clusters at the IX end of a long polymer at equilibrium (a = a e , C = ce). The first-order on and off rate constants for s-clusters at an arbitrary a and c are then IXsa s and IX~, respectively, because IXs and IX~ are independent of c (or a). The on rate constant can also be written as IXsKsas. For a long polymer at an arbitrary a and c, the total subunit on rate from clusters of all sizes (s = 1,2, ... ), expressed in monomers per unit time, is on rate + 2IX z a z + 31X 3a3 + ...
24) sPo(T) e-IlGUkT = l/a;. 25) The equilibrium constant K(s) refers to the addition of an s-cluster to the end of a bulk polymer and a; is the value of as at a = a e , C = Ceo The first-order rate constant for the loss of an s-cluster from the bulk polymer IX end is denoted IX~(T). This is the mean number of s-clusters lost per unit time. We then define the second-order on rate constant for an s-cluster by IX,(T) = IX~(T)K(S)(T) so that K(s)(T) = IXs(T) IX~(T) , IXsa; = IX~. 26) K(1), Ql, 1X1' and 1X'1 here are the same as K, Qe' IX, and IX' in the previous subsection (for monomers).
For a close-packed tubular structure (z = 6), such as Fig. 2-1(c) or Fig. , bonds, respectively. ). , are small compared to a'l is probably a good one. From the relation a~ = asKsa;, already used in Eq. 28), we have to conclude that if a~ is small (by the above argument), then either as or Ks or both are small. In any case, the nonlinear terms in Eq. 29) would be relatively small. The unrealistic nature of our working model, Fig. 2-1 (a), becomes especially evident if the above considerations are applied to it: only one bond is broken for any s = 1,2,3, ...