A Tube Model of Rubber Elasticity

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dc.creatorKutter, S.
dc.creatorTerentjev, E. M.
dc.date2001-06-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:41:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:41:49Z
dc.descriptionPolymer entanglements lead to complicated topological constraints and interactions between neighbouring chains in a dense solution or melt. Entanglements can be treated in a mean field approach, within the famous reptation model, since they effectively confine each individual chain in a tube-like geometry. In polymer networks, due to crosslinks preventing the reptation constraint release, entanglements acquire a different topological meaning and have a much stronger effect on the resulting mechanical response. We apply the classical ideas of reptation dynamics to calculate the effective rubber-elastic free energy of an entangled rubbery network. We then compare the results with other theoretical approaches and establish a particularly close mapping with the hoop-model, with equally good description of experimental data. The present consistent reptation theory allows further development of dynamic theory of stress relaxation.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0106371
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0106371
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17897
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleA Tube Model of Rubber Elasticity
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