The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers
This book provides an introduction to the field-theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques used in the design of structured polymeric fluids for a wide variety of applications. By such methods, the principles that dictate equilibrium self-assembly in systems ranging from block and graft co...
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| description | This book provides an introduction to the field-theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques used in the design of structured polymeric fluids for a wide variety of applications. By such methods, the principles that dictate equilibrium self-assembly in systems ranging from block and graft copolymers, to polyelectrolytes, liquid crystalline polymers, and polymer nanocomposites can be established. Building on an introductory discussion of single-polymer statistical mechanics, the book provides a detailed treatment of analytical and numerical techniques for addressing the statistical properties of polymers subjected to spatially-varying potential fields. This problem is shown to be central to the field-theoretic description of interacting polymeric fluids, and models for a number of important polymer systems are elaborated. Self-consistent field theory is treated in detail, which is a collection of analytical and numerical techniques for obtaining solutions of polymer field theory models in the mean-field approximation. The book concludes with a discussion of analytical methods for going beyond the mean-field approximation and an introduction to the exciting new field of field-theoretic polymer simulations — the direct numerical simulation of polymer field theory models. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1757962026-04-20T08:39:53Z The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers Fredrickson, Glenn Field theory Nanotechnology Complex fluids Self-assembly Soft condensed matter Block copolymer Simulation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry::PNN Organic chemistry::PNNP Polymer chemistry thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHF Materials / States of matter::PHFC Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science This book provides an introduction to the field-theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques used in the design of structured polymeric fluids for a wide variety of applications. By such methods, the principles that dictate equilibrium self-assembly in systems ranging from block and graft copolymers, to polyelectrolytes, liquid crystalline polymers, and polymer nanocomposites can be established. Building on an introductory discussion of single-polymer statistical mechanics, the book provides a detailed treatment of analytical and numerical techniques for addressing the statistical properties of polymers subjected to spatially-varying potential fields. This problem is shown to be central to the field-theoretic description of interacting polymeric fluids, and models for a number of important polymer systems are elaborated. Self-consistent field theory is treated in detail, which is a collection of analytical and numerical techniques for obtaining solutions of polymer field theory models in the mean-field approximation. The book concludes with a discussion of analytical methods for going beyond the mean-field approximation and an introduction to the exciting new field of field-theoretic polymer simulations — the direct numerical simulation of polymer field theory models. 2026-04-20T08:39:52Z 2026-04-20T08:39:52Z 2026-04-16T12:48:41Z 2005 book ONIX_20260415T184306_9780198567295_6 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112442 9780198567295 9780199673797 9780191524325 9780191717956 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175796 eng International Series of Monographs on Physics open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112442/1/9780198567295.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198567295.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198567295.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 9780198567295 9780199673797 9780191524325 9780191717956 450 Oxford, United Kingdom open access |
| spellingShingle | Field theory Nanotechnology Complex fluids Self-assembly Soft condensed matter Block copolymer Simulation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry::PNN Organic chemistry::PNNP Polymer chemistry thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHF Materials / States of matter::PHFC Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science Fredrickson, Glenn The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers |
| title | The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers |
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| title_short | The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers |
| title_sort | equilibrium theory of inhomogeneous polymers |
| topic | Field theory Nanotechnology Complex fluids Self-assembly Soft condensed matter Block copolymer Simulation thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PN Chemistry::PNN Organic chemistry::PNNP Polymer chemistry thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHF Materials / States of matter::PHFC Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science |
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