Polymer physics Graduate course

An introduction to the physics governing polymer structure and dynamics in liquid and solid state. Topics include conformation of a single polymer chain in ideal and real state; polymer solution; thermodynamics of block copolymer; polyelectrolytes; polymer network and gel; rubber elasticity; linear viscoelasticity of polymer solution and melts.

Reference books:
· M. Rubinstein, R. Colby, Polymer Physics, Oxford University press, 2003
· G. Strobl, The Physics of Polymers: Concepts for Understanding Their Structures and Behavior; 3rd rev. and exp. Edition, Springer, 2007
· J. Israelachvili, Intermolecular and Surface Forces, 2nd edition, Academic Press, 1991

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