An efficient algorithm for counting contributing terms in the calculation of second and third virial coefficients of the lattice polymer model was proposed. The algorithm was applied to linear and three-arm star polymers. The algorithm’s efficiency was demonstrated, and the obtained results were compared to both experimental and computational results already reported. To the authors’ best knowledge, the estimation of the third virial coefficient of the three-arm star polymer is the first reported.
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