DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1993145
J. Phys. II France 3 (1993) 477-486
Theory of polymer relaxation times in semidilute solutions. I : mode relaxation
Y. ShiwaThe Physics Laboratories, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820, Japan
(Received 7 July 1992, revised 9 November 1992, accepted 12 January 1992)
Abstract
The rate at which the internal mode of motion of the strained polymer chains in semidilute solutions relaxes is calculated
as a function of concentration. The excluded-volume and hydrodynamic interactions are taken into account. Gradual approach
to the behavior of ideal chains due to the screening effect is demonstrated explicitly.
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