<p>Preface to the Fourth Edition xiii</p> <p>Preface to the Third Edition xv</p> <p>Preface to the Second Edition xviii</p> <p>Preface to the First Edition xx</p> <p><b>1. Introduction 1</b></p> <p>PROBLEMS, 6</p> <p>GENERAL REFERENCE TEXTS, 7</p> <p>REFERENCES, 8</p> <p><b>2. Phenomenological Treatment of Viscoelasticity 9</b></p> <p>A. ELASTIC MODULUS, 9</p> <p>B. TRANSIENT EXPERIMENTS, 21</p> <p>C. DYNAMIC EXPERIMENTS, 25</p> <p>1. Low-Strain Measurements, 25</p> <p>2. Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS), 30</p> <p>3. Microrheology, 34</p> <p>D. BOLTZMANN SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE, 38</p> <p>E. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CREEP COMPLIANCE AND THE STRESS RELAXATION MODULUS, 43</p> <p>F. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATIC AND DYNAMIC PROPERTIES, 44</p> <p>APPENDIX 2-1. Connecting Creep Compliance and Stress Relaxation Modulus Using Laplace Transforms, 45</p> <p>APPENDIX 2-2. Borel’s Theorem, 48</p> <p>APPENDIX 2-3. Geometries for the Measurement of Viscoelastic Functions, 49</p> <p>1. Linear Motion Geometries, 49</p> <p>2. Rotational Motion Geometries, 53</p> <p>PROBLEMS, 57</p> <p>REFERENCES, 64</p> <p><b>3. Viscoelastic Models 66</b></p> <p>A. MECHANICAL ELEMENTS, 66</p> <p>1. Maxwell Model, 68</p> <p>2. Voigt Model, 74</p> <p>3. Generalized Maxwell Model, 76</p> <p>4. Voigt–Kelvin model, 79</p> <p>B. DISTRIBUTIONS OF RELAXATION AND RETARDATION TIMES, 81</p> <p>C. MOLECULAR THEORIES—THE ROUSE MODEL, 84</p> <p>D. APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE-CHAIN MODELS TO SOLUTIONS, 93</p> <p>E. THE ZIMM MODIFICATION, 94</p> <p>F. EXTENSION TO BULK POLYMER, 96</p> <p>G. REPTATION, 108</p> <p>APPENDIX 3-1: MANIPULATION OF THE ROUSE MATRIX, 112</p> <p>PROBLEMS, 117</p> <p>REFERENCES, 123</p> <p><b>4. Time–Temperature Correspondence 125</b></p> <p>A. FOUR REGIONS OF VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR, 125</p> <p>B. TIME–TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION, 133</p> <p>C. MASTER CURVES, 136</p> <p>D. THE WLF EQUATION, 136</p> <p>E. MOLECULAR INTERPRETATION OF VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE, 143</p> <p>PROBLEMS, 144</p> <p>REFERENCES, 149</p> <p><b>5. Transitions and Relaxation in Amorphous Polymers 150</b></p> <p>A. PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE GLASS TRANSITION, 150</p> <p>B. THEORIES OF THE GLASS TRANSITION, 155</p> <p>1. Free-Volume Theory, 155</p> <p>2. Thermodynamic Theory, 158</p> <p>3. Kinetic Theories, 164</p> <p>C. STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE GLASS TRANSITION, 166</p> <p>D. RELAXATIONS IN THE GLASSY STATE, 172</p> <p>E. RELAXATION PROCESSES IN NETWORKS, 176</p> <p>1. Physical Relaxation, 176</p> <p>2. Chemical Processes, 177</p> <p>F. BIOPOLYMER VISCOELASTICITY, 180</p> <p>1. Biopolymer Sources, 180</p> <p>2. Humidity Control, 181</p> <p>3. Examples of Biopolymer Viscoelastic Response, 183</p> <p>PROBLEMS, 189</p> <p>REFERENCES, 196</p> <p><b>6. Elasticity of Rubbery Networks 198</b></p> <p>A. THERMODYNAMIC TREATMENT, 199</p> <p>B. STATISTICAL TREATMENT, 205</p> <p>1. Derivation, 205</p> <p>2. Energy Contribution, 216</p> <p>C. PHENOMENOLOGICAL TREATMENT, 220</p> <p>D. FACTORS AFFECTING RUBBER ELASTICITY, 224</p> <p>1. Effect of Degree of Crosslinking, 224</p> <p>2. Effect of Swelling, 226</p> <p>3. Effect of Fillers, 229</p> <p>4. Effect of Strain-Induced Crystallization, 232</p> <p>APPENDIX 6-1. Statistics of a Polymer Chain, 234</p> <p>APPENDIX 6-2. Equation of State for a Polymer Chain, 240</p> <p>PROBLEMS, 242</p> <p>REFERENCES, 246</p> <p><b>7. Dielectric and NMR Methods 249</b></p> <p>A. DIELECTRIC METHODS, 249</p> <p>1. Phenomenology, 250</p> <p>2. Molecular Interpretation of Dielectric Constant, 257</p> <p>3. Interfacial Polarization, 264</p> <p>4. Application to Polymers, 265</p> <p>5. Experimental Methods, 268</p> <p>6. Application of Dielectric Relaxation to Poly(methyl methacrylate), 272</p> <p>7. Comparisons between Mechanical and Dielectric Relaxation for Polymers, 273</p> <p>B. NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHODS, 274 <br /><br />PROBLEMS, 280</p> <p>REFERENCES, 282</p> <p>Answers to Selected Problems 284</p> <p>CHAPTER 2, 284</p> <p>CHAPTER 3, 296</p> <p>CHAPTER 4, 304</p> <p>CHAPTER 5, 308</p> <p>CHAPTER 6, 312</p> <p>CHAPTER 7, 320</p> <p>List of Major Symbols 324</p> <p>List of Files on the Website 331</p> <p>Author Index 334</p> <p>Subject Index 339</p>