Statistical Physics of Polymers An Introduction
This textbook provides senior undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to the basic concepts used the statistical physics of polymers. Methods of Gaussian chain statistics are discussed in detail. Applications to numerous interesting pheno
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Toshihiro Kawakatsu
Statistical Physics of Polymers
An Introduction
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Prof. Toshihiro Kawakatsu Tohoku University Department of Physics Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578, Japan
Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Kawakatsu, Toshihiro. (Kobunshi butsuri no kiso. English) Statistical physics of polymers: an introduction / Toshihiro Kawakatsu. p.cm. - (Advanced texts in physics, ISSN 1439-2674) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-662-10024-0 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-642-07786-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-10024-0 1. Polymers. 2. Statistical physics. I. Title. II. Series. QC173.4.P65K3913 2004 530.4'29-dc22 2004042943
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Preface
This book is an introductory textbook on the statistical mechanics of polymers and complex fluids aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students and non-specialist researchers who are starting research in this field. Modern statistical mechanics on polymers and complex fluids is based on many fields, such as chemical physics, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, stochastic processes, theory of phase transitions, hydrodynamics, rheology, and so on. This
