We propose a new way of characterizing the entanglement complexity of concentrated polymer solutions and polymer melts. This involves considering a randomly chosen cube in the system, and investigating the entanglements between sub-chains in this cube. We present Monte Carlo calculations and scaling arguments for the density dependence of the entanglement complexity, and the way in which this behaviour scales with the size of the chosen cube.
Polymer entanglement in melts
ORLANDINI, ENZO;
2000
Abstract
We propose a new way of characterizing the entanglement complexity of concentrated polymer solutions and polymer melts. This involves considering a randomly chosen cube in the system, and investigating the entanglements between sub-chains in this cube. We present Monte Carlo calculations and scaling arguments for the density dependence of the entanglement complexity, and the way in which this behaviour scales with the size of the chosen cube.File in questo prodotto:
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