Theoretical Polymer Physics
Responsible: Prof. Jens-Uwe Sommer
Hours per week (2 + 1)
Language: English
Topics:
- Chain models and conformational statistics, Excluded volume
- Rouse model and Reptation
- Dense polymer systems and random phase approximation
- Edwards equation and its application to selected systems
- Mixtures and phase segregation.
- Scaling concepts and application to selected systems
- Polymers at surfaces
- Copolymers
Recommended literature:
M. Rubinstein and R.H. Colby: "Polymer Physics"
M. Doi and S.F. Edwards: "The theory of polymer dynamics"
A.Y. Grosberg and A.R. Khokhlov: "Statistical Physics of Macromolecules"
P.-G. de Gennes: "Scaling concepts in polymer physics"