{"product_id":"polymer-physics-isbn-9780470193426","title":"Polymer Physics","description":"Providing a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advanced research in the field, \u003ci\u003ePolymer Physics\u003c\/i\u003e explores the interrelationships among polymer structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior. Featuring contributions from renowned experts, the book covers the basics of important areas in polymer physics while projecting into the future, making it a valuable resource for students and chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and polymer scientists as well as professionals in related industries. \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Simha: A Life with Polymers 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIvan G. Otterness and Alexander M. Jamieson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Rheology 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Newtonian Viscosity of Dilute, Semidilute, and Concentrated Polymer Solutions 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander M. Jamieson and Robert Simha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Polymer and Surfactant Drag Reduction in Turbulent Flows 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacques L. Zakin and Wu Ge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nanorheology of Polymer Nanoalloys and Nanocomposites 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKen Nakajima and Toshio Nishi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Volume Relaxation and the Lattice–Hole Model 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Robertson and Robert Simha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dynamics of Materials at the Nanoscale: Small-Molecule Liquids and Polymer Films 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory B. McKenna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Thermodynamics 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Equations of State and Free-Volume Content 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Moulinié and Leszek A. Utracki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Spatial Configuration and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Main-Chain Liquid Crystals 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAkihiro Abe and Hidemine Furuya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Bulk and Surface Properties of Random Copolymers in View of the Simha–Somcynsky Equation ofState 323\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans-Werner Kammer and Jörg Kressler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Physical Aging 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn (Iain) M. G. Cowie and Valeria Arrighi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Position Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Morphology of Free-Volume Holes in Amorphous Polymers by Means of Positron AnnihilationLifetime Spectroscopy 393\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiovanni Consolati and Fiorenza Quasso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Local Free-Volume Distribution from PALS and Dynamics of Polymers 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGünter Dlubek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Positron Annihilation Lifetime Studies of Free Volume in Heterogeneous Polymer Systems 473\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander M. Jamieson, Brian G. Olson, and Sergei Nazarenko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Physics of the Polymeric Nanocomposites 523\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Structure–Property Relationships of Nanocomposites 525\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCyril Sender, Jean Fabien Capsal, Antoine Lonjon, Alain Bernès, Philippe Demont, Éric Dantras, Valérie Samouillan, Jany Dandurand, Colette Lacabanne, and Lydia Laffont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Free Volume in Molten and Glassy Polymers and Nanocomposites 553\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeszek A. Utracki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Metal Particles Confined in Polymeric Matrices 605\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuigi Nicolais and Gianfranco Carotenuto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Rheology of Polymers with Nanofillers 639\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeszek A. Utracki, Maryam M. Sepehr, and Pierre J. Carreau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Abbreviations and Notations 709\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Robert Simha Publications 737\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 755\u003c\/p\u003e \"Featuring contributions from renowned experts, the book coers the basics of important areas in polymer plastics while projecting into the future, making it a valuable resource for students and chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and polymer scientists as well as professionals in related industries.\" (Book Circle, 1 September 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"Providing a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advanced research in the field, Polymer Physics: From suspensions to nanocomposites and beyond explores the interrelationships among polymer structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior .\" (PU Magazine, 1 June 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Featuring contributions from renowned experts, the book covers the basics of important areas in polymer physics while projecting into the future, making it a valuable resource for students and chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists and polymer scientists as well as professionals in related industries.\". (ET Polymers, 8 November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLESZEK A. UTRACKI, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada, Industrial Materials Institute, and a former adjunct professor at McGill University, Department of Chemical Engineering, in Montreal, Quebec. He is the author or editor of twenty-one books and has written forty-eight book chapters, hundreds of referenced and non-referenced journal articles, and meeting proceedings.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER M. JAMIESON, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has written hundreds of articles in referenced journals and three book chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eComprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of advanced research in polymer physics\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book offers a much-needed overview of the science of polymer physics today. It walks readers through important areas of advanced research in the field, explaining what scientists and engineers need to know about the interrelationships between polymer structures, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolymer Physics\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into four parts: Rheology, Thermodynamics, Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS), and Physics of the Polymeric Nanocomposites. Contributed chapters from leaders in the field emphasize the most important trends in polymer physics, from nanorheology and molecular modeling to PALS applications and physical aging. Key topics include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe viscosity of suspensions and solutions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKinetics of polymer aging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMolecular dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFree volume\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSolid-state physics, thermodynamics, and dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMulti-component polymeric systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRheology of polymers with nano-fillers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn invaluable resource for chemists, chemical engineers, material scientists, and polymer scientists, \u003ci\u003ePolymer Physics\u003c\/i\u003e also provides practical guidance for professionals in the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and paint industries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989809316069,"sku":"NP9780470193426","price":231.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470193426.jpg?v=1761785549","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/polymer-physics-isbn-9780470193426","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}