| Dedication | p. v |
| Preface | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Background | p. 1 |
| Linear Chain Molecules | p. 4 |
| Structure | p. 4 |
| Synthesis | p. 8 |
| Molecular Weight | p. 10 |
| Network Molecules | p. 15 |
| Structure | p. 15 |
| Synthesis | p. 16 |
| Molecular Weight | p. 16 |
| Rubber | p. 17 |
| Structure | p. 17 |
| Synthesis | p. 21 |
| Molecular Weight | p. 21 |
| Multicomponent Systems | p. 21 |
| Copolymers | p. 21 |
| Polyblends | p. 25 |
| Composites | p. 25 |
| Ceramers | p. 26 |
| References | p. 27 |
| Derivation of the Most Probable Distribution | p. 28 |
| Reference | p. 30 |
| Statistics of Chain Conformations | p. 31 |
| Introduction | p. 31 |
| Small Molecules | p. 31 |
| Larger Molecules, Statistical Variation of Molecular Conformations | p. 40 |
| Statistical Segment Model | p. 41 |
| Generalization to High Polymers | p. 44 |
| Polymer Chains Containing Two Kinds of Atoms | p. 45 |
| Model Chains with Restricted Rotation and No Interaction Among the [phi]'s | p. 47 |
| Rotational Isomeric State (RIS) Approximation | p. 49 |
| Chains with Interactions between [phi] Values of Neighboring Monomers | p. 51 |
| Asymmetric Barriers | p. 53 |
| Comparison with Experiment | p. 56 |
| Chain End-to-End Distribution Functions | p. 58 |
| One Dimensional Case | p. 58 |
| Extension to a Three Dimensional Chain | p. 61 |
| Extension to Non-Gaussian Case | p. 64 |
| References | p. 71 |
| Statistical Mechanics | p. 73 |
| References | p. 80 |
| Statistical Thermodynamics of an Ideal Monatomic Gas | p. 81 |
| Vector Analysis | p. 83 |
| Vector Addition | p. 83 |
| Scalar Product | p. 84 |
| Reference | p. 85 |
| Radius of Gyration | p. 86 |
| Evaluation of (a[subscript m+n] [middle dot] a[subscript m]) | p. 92 |
| Restricted Rotation with Symmetrical Barrier | p. 99 |
| Rotational Isomeric State (RIS) Approximation | p. 103 |
| Introduction | p. 103 |
| The Conformational Partition Function | p. 104 |
| Mean Square Distance | p. 106 |
| References | p. 107 |
| Random Walk of Gaussian Chains | p. 109 |
| References | p. 113 |
| Radius of Gyration, Size and Shape | p. 114 |
| Definition of <r[superscript 2 subscript q]> | p. 114 |
| <r[superscript 2 subscript q]> for a Rigid Rod | p. 115 |
| <r[superscript 2 subscript q]> for a Sphere of Radius R | p. 116 |
| Determination of <r[superscript 2 subscript q]> from Scattering | p. 117 |
| Thermodynamics | p. 121 |
| Introduction | p. 121 |
| Thermodynamics of Elasticity | p. 121 |
| Force on a Chain in the Presence of Energy Contributions to Elasticity | p. 129 |
| Solution Thermodynamics | p. 134 |
| Flory-Huggins Theory | p. 134 |
| Calculation of P[subscript 2] | p. 138 |
| Entropy of Mixing | p. 140 |
| Polymer Miscibility | p. 145 |
| Spinodal Decomposition | p. 147 |
| Heat Capacity | p. 153 |
| Thermodynamics of Crystallization | p. 154 |
| Polymer Structure - Melting Point | p. 155 |
| Effect of Diluent and Impurities | p. 157 |
| Crystallization Induced by Stretching | p. 164 |
| References | p. 167 |
| Classical Thermodynamics | p. 169 |
| References | p. 175 |
| Heat of Mixing | p. 176 |
| Osmotic Pressure | p. 181 |
| Optics | p. 185 |
| Introduction | p. 185 |
| Nature of Electromagnetic Waves | p. 186 |
| Refraction | p. 187 |
| Scattering | p. 191 |
| Intensity of Light Scattering for an Isolated Atom or Molecule | p. 194 |
| Effect of the Polarization of Light | p. 195 |
| The Scattering Intensity for a Collection of Scattering Objects | p. 196 |
| Diffraction | p. 205 |
| The Reciprocal Lattice | p. 205 |
| Interpretation of the Vector Bragg Equation | p. 208 |
| The Distance Between Crystal Planes | p. 209 |
| The Diffraction Phenomenon in One Dimension | p. 211 |
| Absorption | p. 215 |
| Fluorescence | p. 216 |
| Birefringence | p. 218 |
| Scattering from Inhomogeneous Media | p. 222 |
| Quasi-elastic Light Scattering | p. 228 |
| Variation of Scattering with Electric Fields | p. 229 |
| Non-Linear Optics | p. 230 |
| Piezo-Electric Materials | p. 232 |
| Kerr Effect | p. 233 |
| References | p. 234 |
| Depolarization of Scattering | p. 236 |
| Scattering from a Collection of Molecules | p. 239 |
| The Magnitude of the Reciprocal Vector H | p. 244 |
| Orientation Fluctuations | p. 246 |
| Scattering from Concentration Fluctuations | p. 249 |
| Evaluation of ([partial differential alpha]/[partial differential]c) | p. 252 |
| Evaluation of [-([partial differential mu subscript 1]/[partial differential]c)] | p. 252 |
| Molecular Weight from Light Scattering | p. 253 |
| Dealing with Large Molecules | p. 255 |
| Extensions to Other Kinds of Radiation | p. 256 |
| Extensions to Concentrated Solution and Bulk Polymers | p. 257 |
| Effect of Anisotropy and Orientation | p. 257 |
| Why Concentration Fluctuations Relate to Molecular Weight | p. 257 |
| How to Measure the Size of an Elephant | p. 258 |
| Another Way of Looking at it - | p. 260 |
| Electrical Properties | p. 263 |
| Introduction | p. 263 |
| Dielectrics | p. 264 |
| Dielectric Constant | p. 264 |
| Orientation of permanent dipoles | p. 269 |
| Dielectric Loss | p. 269 |
| Piezo- and Pyroelectric Effects | p. 272 |
| Piezo-Electric Coefficient | p. 274 |
| References | p. 276 |
| Lines of Flux | p. 278 |
| Electrical Field Strength | p. 278 |
| Electric displacement and Flux Density | p. 278 |
| The Electrostatic Potential (Voltage) | p. 280 |
| The Field between Parallel Plates | p. 280 |
| Lorentz Calculation, Internal Field Correction | p. 282 |
| Spectroscopy | p. 285 |
| Introduction | p. 285 |
| General Background | p. 286 |
| Infrared | p. 288 |
| Raman | p. 295 |
| Ultraviolet and Visible | p. 299 |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | p. 300 |
| Neutron Inelastic Scattering (NIS) | p. 301 |
| References | p. 303 |
| Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) | p. 305 |
| References | p. 307 |
| Normal Coordinate Analysis | p. 308 |
| References | p. 312 |
| Spectrographic Notation | p. 313 |
| The Rubbery State | p. 314 |
| Introduction | p. 314 |
| Force - Extension Relation for Rubbers | p. 316 |
| Simple Case | p. 316 |
| Consideration of Network Crosslinks | p. 318 |
| Affine Transformation | p. 322 |
| Uniaxial Stretching at Constant Volume | p. 329 |
| Biaxial Stretching at Constant Volume | p. 331 |
| Application to the Inflation of a Balloon | p. 333 |
| Network Defects - The Relationship between N[subscript c] and v | p. 334 |
| Effect of Swelling on an Isotropic Network | p. 336 |
| Elastic Properties of Swollen Rubber | p. 339 |
| Elasticity of a Sample That is Swollen When Crosslinked | p. 341 |
| Elasticity of Rubbers at Small Extensions | p. 343 |
| Guth-Smallwood Equations | p. 347 |
| References | p. 348 |
| Evaluation of Equation 7.30 | p. 350 |
| The Crystalline State | p. 352 |
| Introduction | p. 352 |
| Evidence for Crystallinity | p. 354 |
| X-Ray Diffraction | p. 354 |
| Electron Microscopical Observations | p. 358 |
| Optical Microscopy | p. 359 |
| Thermodynamic Transitions | p. 360 |
| Determination of Degree of Crystalline | p. 361 |
| Density Measurements | p. 361 |
| X-Ray Diffraction | p. 364 |
| Infrared (IR) and Raman | p. 365 |
| Wide Line Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | p. 366 |
| Thermal Measurements | p. 368 |
| Morphology | p. 369 |
| Electron Microscope | p. 369 |
| The observed pyramidal structure | p. 369 |
| Moire Patterns | p. 370 |
| Density | p. 370 |
| nmr | p. 371 |
| X-ray diffraction | p. 371 |
| Kinetics | p. 371 |
| Optical Microscopy | p. 372 |
| Liquid Crystals | p. 373 |
| Mechanisms of Crystallization | p. 375 |
| Nucleation and Growth | p. 375 |
| Kinetics of Crystallization | p. 376 |
| Temperature Dependence of the Nucleation Rate | p. 376 |
| Nucleation and Growth | p. 379 |
| Experimental Determination of n and k | p. 384 |
| Slope-Intercept Method | p. 384 |
| Half-life Method | p. 385 |
| Temperature Dependence of the Rate of Homogeneous Crystallization | p. 386 |
| References | p. 387 |
| Glossary of Symbols Arranged by Chapters | p. 389 |
| Chapter 1 | p. 389 |
| Chapter 2 | p. 389 |
| Chapter 3 | p. 392 |
| Chapter 4 | p. 396 |
| Chapter 5 | p. 398 |
| Chapter 7 | p. 402 |
| Chapter 8 | p. 403 |
| Index | p. 407 |
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