From Vulcanization to Isotropic and Nematic Rubber Elasticity

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dc.creatorXing, Xiangjun
dc.creatorMukhopadhyay, Swagatam
dc.creatorGoldbart, Paul M.
dc.creatorZippelius, Annette
dc.date2004-11-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:02:20Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:02:20Z
dc.descriptionA Landau theory is constructed for the vulcanization transition in cross-linked polymer systems with spontaneous nematic ordering. The neo-classical theory of the elasticity of nematic elastomers is derived via the minimization of this Landau free energy; this neo-classical theory contains the classical theory of rubber elasticity as its isotropic limit. Our work not only reveals the statistical-mechanical roots of these elasticity theories, but also demonstrates that they are applicable to a wide class of random solids. It also constitutes a starting-point for the investigation of sample-to-sample fluctuations in various forms of vulcanized matter.
dc.description7 pages, 1 eps figure, submited to Europhys. Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0411660
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0411660
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/25363
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleFrom Vulcanization to Isotropic and Nematic Rubber Elasticity
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