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History of polymer science |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (3) |
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Homopolymers and heteropolymers |
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5 | (2) |
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Fractal nature of polymer conformations |
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7 | (5) |
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Types of polymeric substances |
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12 | (4) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (10) |
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19 | (1) |
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Linear condensation polymers |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (12) |
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Measuring Mn by osmotic pressure |
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26 | (3) |
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Measuring Mw by scattering |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (2) |
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Size exclusion chromatography |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (11) |
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39 | (6) |
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45 | (4) |
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I Single chain conformations |
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49 | (48) |
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49 | (2) |
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Conformations of an ideal chain |
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51 | (3) |
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54 | (6) |
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Freely rotating chain model |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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Rotational isomeric state model |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (6) |
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Radius of gyration of an ideal linear chain |
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62 | (1) |
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Radius of gyration of a rod polymer |
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63 | (1) |
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Radius of gyration of an ideal branched polymer (Kramers theorem) |
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64 | (2) |
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Distribution of end-to-end vectors |
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66 | (4) |
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Free energy of an ideal chain |
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70 | (8) |
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Scaling argument for chain stretching |
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72 | (2) |
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Langevin dependence of elongation on force |
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74 | (4) |
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Pair correlations of an ideal chain |
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78 | (1) |
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Measurement of size by scattering |
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79 | (9) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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Measuring R2g by scattering at small angles |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (9) |
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90 | (6) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (40) |
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Excluded volume and self-avoiding walks |
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98 | (6) |
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Mayer f-function and excluded volume |
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98 | (4) |
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Flory theory of a polymer in good solvent |
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102 | (2) |
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Deforming real and ideal chains |
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104 | (9) |
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104 | (3) |
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Polymer under compression |
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107 | (3) |
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Adsorption of a single chain |
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110 | (3) |
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Temperature effects on real chains |
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113 | (8) |
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Scaling model of real chains |
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113 | (2) |
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Flory theory of a polymer in a poor solvent |
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115 | (2) |
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Temperature dependence of the chain size |
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117 | (2) |
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Second virial coefficient |
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119 | (2) |
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Distribution of end-to-end distances |
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121 | (1) |
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Scattering from dilute solutions |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (12) |
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127 | (6) |
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133 | (4) |
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II Thermodynamics of blends and solutions |
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137 | (34) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (6) |
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Equilibrium and stability |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (4) |
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Mixtures at low compositions |
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154 | (5) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (2) |
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Experimental investigations of binary mixtures |
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159 | (4) |
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Summary of thermodynamics |
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163 | (8) |
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165 | (5) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (28) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (3) |
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176 | (7) |
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Correlation length and chain size |
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176 | (5) |
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181 | (2) |
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Semidilute theta solutions |
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183 | (3) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (2) |
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The Alexander -- de Gennes brush |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (2) |
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Measuring semidilute chain conformations |
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189 | (1) |
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Summary of polymer solutions |
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190 | (9) |
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191 | (5) |
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196 | (3) |
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III Networks and gelation |
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Random branching and gelation |
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199 | (54) |
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199 | (7) |
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202 | (3) |
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Percolation in one dimension |
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205 | (1) |
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Branching without gelation |
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206 | (7) |
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206 | (5) |
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211 | (2) |
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Gelation: concepts and definitions |
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213 | (2) |
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Mean-field model of gelation |
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215 | (12) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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Number-average molar mass below the gel point |
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218 | (1) |
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Weight-average molar mass below the gel point |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (4) |
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Size of ideal randomly branched polymers |
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224 | (3) |
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Scaling model of gelation |
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227 | (14) |
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Molar mass distribution and gel fraction |
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227 | (4) |
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231 | (3) |
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Size and overlap of randomly branched polymers |
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234 | (3) |
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Vulcanization universality class |
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237 | (4) |
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Characterization of branching and gelation |
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241 | (3) |
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Summary of branching and gelation |
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244 | (9) |
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247 | (5) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (56) |
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Thermodynamics of rubbers |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (1) |
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Unentangled rubber elasticity |
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255 | (9) |
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255 | (4) |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (1) |
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Entangled rubber elasticity |
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264 | (10) |
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Chain entanglements and the Edwards tube model |
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264 | (4) |
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268 | (1) |
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Constrained fluctuations models |
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269 | (5) |
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274 | (6) |
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276 | (1) |
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Swelling in athermal solvents |
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277 | (1) |
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Swelling in good solvents |
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278 | (2) |
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Networks in the gelation regime |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (12) |
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Stress relaxation after a step strain |
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284 | (1) |
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The Boltzmann superposition principle |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (4) |
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Summary of networks and gels |
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294 | (15) |
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295 | (10) |
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305 | (4) |
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Unentangled polymer dynamics |
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309 | (52) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (5) |
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319 | (6) |
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319 | (4) |
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323 | (2) |
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Semidilute unentangled solutions |
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325 | (5) |
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Modes of a semiflexible chain |
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330 | (4) |
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Bending energy and dynamics |
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330 | (3) |
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Tensile modulus and stress relaxation |
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333 | (1) |
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Temperature dependence of dynamics |
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334 | (7) |
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Time--temperature superposition |
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334 | (5) |
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Transition zone of polymer melts |
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339 | (1) |
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Short linear polymer melts |
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340 | (1) |
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Randomly branched polymers |
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341 | (4) |
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345 | (5) |
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Summary of unentangled dynamics |
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350 | (11) |
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352 | (8) |
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360 | (1) |
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Entangled polymer dynamics |
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361 | (62) |
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Entanglements in polymer melts |
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361 | (2) |
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Reptation in polymer melts |
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363 | (4) |
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Relaxation times and diffusion |
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363 | (1) |
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Stress relaxation and viscosity |
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364 | (3) |
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Reptation in semidilute solutions |
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367 | (7) |
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367 | (2) |
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Entanglement concentration |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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Relaxation times and diffusion |
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370 | (2) |
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Stress relaxation and viscosity |
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372 | (2) |
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Dynamics of a single entangled chain |
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374 | (13) |
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Chain in an array of fixed obstacles |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (4) |
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380 | (1) |
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Monomer displacement in entangled linear melts |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (4) |
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Many-chain effects: constraint release |
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387 | (4) |
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Relaxation times and diffusion |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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Computer simulations in polymer physics |
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391 | (11) |
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392 | (3) |
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395 | (7) |
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Summary of entangled dynamics |
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402 | (21) |
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403 | (19) |
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422 | (1) |
Notations |
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423 | (10) |
Index |
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