Description
Book SynopsisPolymer science is concerned with the structure, synthesis, physical properties, and utility of polymers. This book provides a broad introduction to the properties of polymers in the solution phase.
Trade Review"...a really excellent overview of the properties of polymer solutions...an excellent choice for students and for faculty...of interest to theorists and experimentalists alike..." (
Polymer News)
"...introduces the modeling of polymer chains, and the thermodynamics and dynamics of dilute polymer solutions and semidilute solutions." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)
"...useful to a polymer chemist or polymer physicist..." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 2003)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Models of Polymer Chains.
Thermodynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions.
Dynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions.
Thermodynamics and Dynamics of Semidilute Solutions.
References.
Further Readings.
Appendix A1: Delta Function.
Appendix A2: Fourier Transform.
Appendix A3: Integrals.
Appendix A4: Series.
Index.
