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Entropic Hooke law for a one-dimensional chain

The physical tension is

f = k_{B} T τ

. At small extension,

f \sim \frac{k _{B} T}{n a ^{2}} L .

At fixed tension the extension is

L = na tanh (f a / (k_{B} T))

and decreases as temperature rises.

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