Polymer Viscoelasticity Basics, Molecular Theories, Experiments and Simulations 2nd Edition 7786 tp.indd 1 9/9/10 11:27 AM September 6, 2010 9:42 WSPC/Book Trim Size for 9in x 6in This page intentionally left blank b959-fm FA Yn-Hwang Lin National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Polymer Viscoelasticity Basics, Molecular Theories, Experiments and Simulations 2nd Edition World Scientific NEW JERSEY 7786 tp.indd 2 • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • TA I P E I • CHENNAI 9/9/10 11:27 AM Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lin, Y.-H. Polymer viscoelasticity : basics, molecular theories, experiments, and simulations / Yn-Hwang Lin. -- 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-981-4313-03-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 981-4313-03-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Polymers--Viscocity. 2. Viscoelasticity. I. Title. QD281.P6L56 2010 620.1'9204232--dc22 2010038333 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2011 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. Typeset by Stallion Press Email: