Polymer Physics by Michael Rubinstein is a textbook for upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students. This reference work covers the fundamental concepts of polymer physics and offers an in-depth introduction to the structures and dynamics of polymers. The book is suitable for students with knowledge of calculus, physics, and chemistry.
Description
This textbook provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to polymer physics. It covers conformational studies of several polymers, the thermodynamics of polymers in solutions and melts, and the properties of polymer networks. In addition, it emphasizes the motion of polymers in different states. The book concludes with theoretical explanations alongside practical exercises, allowing students to apply the material covered.
The content is divided into four parts: an introduction, conformations of selected chains, thermodynamics of polymers, and the dynamics of polymers in melt and solution. Sections are aligned with the knowledge needs of upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students without prior polymer knowledge, making it useful as a reference work for scientists and engineers as well.
Product specifications
- Author: Michael Rubinstein (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2003-06-26
- Number of pages: 456
- ISBN: 9780198520597
- Subject: Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics)
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter
About the authors
Professor Michael Rubinstein
Dept of Chemistry
University of North Carolina
Professor Ralph H. Colby
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University, USA