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Excluded Volume Effects in Polymer Solutions

as Explained by the Renormalization Group

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Lothar Schäfer

    1. Universität GH Essen, FB7 Physik, Essen, Germany

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. One Loop Approximation: Detailed Results and Comparison to Experiment

    1. Dilute Limit: Details on the Internal Structure of Isolated Coils

      • Lothar Schfer
      Pages 305-343

    2. Thermodynamic Quantities for Finite Overlap

      • Lothar Schäfer
      Pages 345-379

    3. Density Autocorrelations at Finite Overlap

      • Lothar Schäfer
      Pages 381-400

    4. The Density Cumulant

      • Lothar Schäfer
      Pages 401-430

    5. Summarizing Overview

      • Lothar Schäfer
      Pages 431-433

  2. Special Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 435-435
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    2. The Θ-Region

      • Lothar Schäfer
      Pages 437-477

    3. Multicomponent Solutions

      • Lothar Schäfer
      Pages 479-539

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 541-554
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Schäfer gives a concise overview of the static equilibrium properties of polymer solutions. In the first part diagrammatic perturbation theory is derived from scratch. The second part illustrates the basic ideas of the renormalization group (RG). The crucial role of dilation invariance is stressed. The more efficient method of dimensional regularization and minimal subtractions is worked out in part three. The fourth part contains a unified evaluation of the theory to the one loop level. All the important experimental quantities are discussed in detail, and the results are compared extensively to experiment. Empirical methods of data analysis are critically discussed. The final (fifth) part is devoted to extensions of theory. The first three parts of this book may serve as the basis of a course. Parts four and five are hoped to be useful for detailed quantitative evaluations of experiments.

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  • Universität GH Essen, FB7 Physik, Essen, Germany

    Lothar Schäfer

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