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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471828459
ISBN-139780471828457
eBay Product ID (ePID)1426554
Product Key Features
Number of Pages361 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRenormalization Group Theory of Macromolecules
SubjectChemistry / Physical & Theoretical
Publication Year1987
TypeTextbook
AuthorKarl F. Freed
Subject AreaScience
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight24 Oz
Item Length2.4 in
Item Width1.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN86-024648
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal547.7
Table Of ContentBrief Summary of the Configurational Statistics of Polymer Chains. Introduction to Functional Integration: Flexible Polymer Chains. The Excluded Volume Problem: Introduction. Scaling Theory. Renormalization Group Description of Polymer Excluded Volume. Use of Perturbation and E-expansions in Renormalization Group Treatment of Polymers. Crossover Dependence. Concentration Dependence. Comparison with Experiment. The Theta-point Region. Connections with Field Theory Methods. Evaluation of Scaling Functions of Variables Other than U. Appendixes. Index
SynopsisStudies theory and application of long wave-length properties of polymers. Utilizes statistical mechanics and employs simple models in developing predictive statistical mechanical theories of polymers, which are of great practical interest in technological applications and in understanding the biological use of polymer molecules. Topics covered include configurational statistics of polymer chains, functional integration, flexible polymer chains, the excluded volume problem, scaling theory, renormalization group description of polymer extended volume, use of perturbation and epsilon-expansions in renormalization group treatment of polymers, and much more.