TY - JOUR
T1 - IS POLYMER SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION SPECIAL? .
AU - Goldenfeld, Nigel
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The dynamics of first-order phase transitions, in particular spinodal decomposition, is currently attracting much attention from both theorists and experimentalists. There exists a small but rapidly growing literature on the spinodal mechanism in polymeric systems, and it is natural to ask whether these exhibit any special behavior due to topologic effects, such as chain connectivity or entanglements. The purpose of this short communication is to state the regime of validity of present theoretical understanding and to point out that near the critical point these topologic effects should be unimportant.
AB - The dynamics of first-order phase transitions, in particular spinodal decomposition, is currently attracting much attention from both theorists and experimentalists. There exists a small but rapidly growing literature on the spinodal mechanism in polymeric systems, and it is natural to ask whether these exhibit any special behavior due to topologic effects, such as chain connectivity or entanglements. The purpose of this short communication is to state the regime of validity of present theoretical understanding and to point out that near the critical point these topologic effects should be unimportant.
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U2 - 10.1002/polc.5070730118
DO - 10.1002/polc.5070730118
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0022174649
SN - 0449-2994
SP - 133
EP - 135
JO - Journal of polymer science. Part C, Polymer symposia
JF - Journal of polymer science. Part C, Polymer symposia
IS - 73
ER -