Macromolecular Physics Crystal Melting

Provides an up-to-date summary and evaluation of theories, experiments, and extrapolations on equilibrium and irreversible melting of homopolymers, copolymers, and isomers. The book presents the reader with a review of the following topics; * characterization of matter * mechanism of melting * the differnce between small and large molecule melting. * heats, entropies, volume changes, and heat capacity changes on fusion. * molecular weight, pressure, deformation, and diluent effects on melting. * experimental handling of irreversible melting. * size effects, superheating, reorganization, recrystallization, and strain effects. * surface and single-phase melting. The discussion of equilbrium and nonequilibrium melting represents a review of the literature to the end of 1978. Researchers and graduate students in the polymer and materials fields will find this book useful as a basis for the development of further research.Wunderlich, Bernhard is the author of 'Macromolecular Physics Crystal Melting' with ISBN 9780127656038 and ISBN 0127656030.