Polymer Physics

Debye relaxation, 98
Degree of cross-linking, 28
Dendrimers, 27
Depletion layer, 70
Desorption-adsorption transition, 71
Die swell, 141
Diffusion coefficient, 77
Dilatant fluid, 130
Dilute solutions, 45
Disorder parameter, 164
Doolittle empirical equation, 114
Drag reduction, 142
Drawability, 121
Ductile failure, 120
Dumb-bell model, 136
Dynamic flexibility, 19
Dynamic structure, 93
Dynamic tube dilation (DTD), 90

E
Eentanglement of polymer chains, 95
Einstein-Kuhn viscosity equation, 79
Elongational/extensional flow, 129
Enantiotropic phenomenon, 191
End-over-end tumbling, 136
Energetic elasticity, 36
Entanglement effect, 85
Entropic elasticity, 36
Entropy catastrophe, 112
Equation of state of the rubber, 39
Equilibrium swelling, 46
Extensional-hardening, 90
Extensional thickening, 138
Extensional thinning, 138

F
Fano flow, 142
First normal stress difference, 140
First-order correction, 162
Fisher scaling law, 51
Flory-Huggins Equation, 156
Flory-Huggins-Scott equation, 156
Flory-Krigbaum theory, 161
Flory-Orwell-Vrij equation of state, 159
Flory-Rehner-Donnan equation, 159
Flory-Rehner equation, 158
Flory-Vrij equation, 196
Fluctuation-dissipation theorem, 78
Fold-end sectorization, 204
Fox-Flory equation, 79
Fractal, 44
Fragile liquids, 99

Fragility parameter, 99

Free-draining mode, 80

Freely-jointed-chain model, 15

Freely-rotating-chain model, 17

Free volume, 113

Friction coefficient, 77

Fringed-micelle model, 200

G

Gaussian function, 33

Gel, 46

Gel electrophoresis, 59

Gel permeation chromatography (GPC), 26

Gibbs-DiMarzio thermodynamic theory, 113

Gibbs-Thomson equation, 203

Ginzburg-Landau free energy functional, 175

Good solvent, 49

Gough-Joule effect, 39

GPC.SeeGel permeation chromatography

(GPC)

Graft copolymers, 27

H

HDPE.SeeHigh-density polyethylene (HDPE)

Heterogeneous copolymers, 30

Heterogeneous nucleation, 210

Hetero-nuclei polymers, 32

High-density polyethylene (HDPE), 30

Hindered-rotating-chain model, 17

Homogeneous copolymers, 30

Homogeneous nucleation, 210

Hydrodynamic radius, 78

Hydrodynamic screening length, 84

I

Ideal-chain model, 14

Index of polydispersity, 25

Interpenetrated network (IPN), 29

Intramolecular crystal nucleation model, 214

Intrinsic viscosity, 79

IPN.SeeInterpenetrated network (IPN)

J

Jeziorny method, 217

K

Kauzmann paradox, 112

Kelvin model, 102

Kinetic crystallinity, 215

242 Index