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Some remarks concerning spherulitic growth
Author(s) -
Gadomski A.,
Łuczka J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560520205
Subject(s) - spherulite (polymer physics) , radius , conservation law , statistical physics , polymer , conservation of mass , theoretical physics , mathematics , thermodynamics , mathematical physics , materials science , physics , mathematical analysis , computer science , composite material , computer security
A new approach to the description of the formation of spherulites in a polymer solution is proposed. It is based on an analytical scheme that takes into account the mass conservation law as a fundamental evolution equation. Three physically interesting cases are considered, both which, on deterministic and stochastic levels, can reflect an asymptotic behavior characteristic for spherulites, namely, R ( t ) ∝ t , where R ( t ) is a radius of the spherulite measured at instant t . A few examples of systems similar to that under study are mentioned. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.