Polymer Dynamics and Relaxation (Hardcover)

Preface; Part I. Methodology: 1. Mechanical relaxation; 2. Dielectric relaxation; 3. NMR spectroscopy; 4. Dynamic neutron scattering; 5. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of amorphous polymers; Part II. Amorphous Polymers: 6. The primary transition region; 7. Secondary (subglass) relaxations; 8. The transition from melt to glass and its molecular basis; Part III. Complex Systems: 9. Semi-crystalline polymers; 10. Miscible polymer blends; Appendix 1. The Rouse Model; Appendix 2. Site models for localized relaxation; Index.