How to Prove sqrt(<Rg^2>) = sqrt(Lζ/3)?

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The discussion focuses on proving the equation sqrt() = sqrt(Lζ/3), where represents the radius of gyration defined as =1/N [sum[(Ri-Rc)^{2}>]. The variables Rc and Ri are defined as the center of mass and the distances between monomers and the polymer center, respectively. The proof involves manipulating the equation to show that can be expressed in terms of Lζ, specifically demonstrating that 1/N Sum<(Ri-1/N Sum(Ri)>^2 equals 1/(2N^2) ^2.

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With <Rg^2>=1/N [sum[(Ri-Rc)^{2}>] where Rc is the center of mass, =1/N sum Ri, and provided that <R^2>=2Lζ .Show that sqrt(R^{2})=sqrt(L ζ /3)
 
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It would perhaps help if you defined all the variables, and what the problem is actually asking...
 
<Rg^2> is the radius of gyration. Ri-Rc is the distance between the monomers and the center of the polymer. The problem is that give <Rg^2>=1/N Sum<( Ri-Rc )^2>, and that Rc=1/N sum Ri. proof that sqrt(<Rg^2>) = sqrt(Lζ/3). Actually i was working on it, and there is a step that i m not sure, and it's that if 1/N Sum<(Ri-1/N Sum(Ri)>^2 ==1/(2N^2) <sum of [i,j] (Ri-Rj)>^2
 
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