This calculation applies the theory of Kirkwood to the determination of the rotatory diffusion constant of stiff-chain macromolecules. The rotatory diffusion constants of a wormlike coil and of a weakly bending rod are calculated in terms of molecular parameters. The calculation refers only to the mode of relaxation associated with rotation of the entire segment distribution.
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John E. Hearst (1963) studied this question.