Publication Date:
2017-02-14
Description:
Author(s): Nam-Kyung Lee, Diddo Diddens, Hendrik Meyer, and Albert Johner The reptation mechanism, introduced by de Gennes and Edwards, where a polymer diffuses along a fluffy tube, defined by the constraints imposed by its surroundings, convincingly describes the relaxation of long polymers in concentrated solutions and melts. We propose that the scale for the tube diame… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 067802] Published Wed Feb 08, 2017
Keywords:
Polymer, Soft Matter, Biological, Climate, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics
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