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Structure and thermodynamics of polymeric liquids: Polymer kirkwood integral equation method
Author(s) -
Gan Hin Hark,
Eu Byung Chan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19971180135
Subject(s) - thermodynamics , integral equation , polymer , range (aeronautics) , materials science , statistical mechanics , statistical physics , physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , composite material
A statistical mechanical theory is employed to predict the structural and thermodynamic properties of polymeric liquids. The theory consists of a coupled set of self‐consistent integral equations for the pair correlation functions which relates the polymer structure to molecular interaction potentials. In this article, the essentials of the method are reviewed and the results are shown in comparison with other theories and simulation data. Quantitative agreements are found between the results of the theory and those of the simulations for a wide range of density and temperature.