by Yn-Hwang Lin (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

In this book, the studies of the Rouse, Doi–Edwards, and extended reptation theories are developed in a consistent manner from a basic level and discussed in detail. Viscoelastic properties of nearly monodisperse linear flexible polymers in both the entanglement and entanglement-free regions are analyzed quantitatively in terms of the molecular theories.

• Conformation of Polymer Chains
• Rubber Elasticity
• Polymer Chain Dynamics
• Linear Viscoelasticity
• Stress and Strain
• Molecular Theory of Polymer Viscoelasticity — Elastic Dumbbell Model
• Molecular Theory of Polymer Viscoelasticity — The Rouse Model
• Molecular Theory of Polymer Viscoelasticity — Entanglement and the Doi–Edwards (Reptation) Model
• Molecular Theory of Polymer Viscoelasticity — Processes in the Linear Relaxation Modulus
• Comparison of Theory and Experiment in Linear Viscoelasticity and Diffusion
• Concentration Dependence of Entanglement, Onset of Entanglement, and Tube Dilation
• Molecular Theory of Polymer Viscoelasticity — Processes in the Nonlinear Relaxation Modulus
• Number of Entanglement Strands per Cubed Entanglement Distance