Expressions constructed by applying statistical mechanics to a molecular model of polyion–counterion rod assemblies are used to find values for two phenomenological parameters in the stochastic theory of Szabo, Haleem, and Eden for the transient electric birefringence of rod‐like polyions. These parameters are the polyion electric polarizability and the decay rate of fluctuations in macroion dipole moment. The range of system parameters over which the model of Szabo et al. applies is delineated.
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