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Scaling behavior of dilute polymer solutions in elongational flows

  • Y. Rabin
  • , F. S. Henyey
  • , R. K. Pathria
  • La Jolla Institute

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Abstract

Using a mean-field approach we derive the scaling exponents for the molecular weight dependence of the polymer dimensions and critical strain rates in dilute solutions of polymers undergoing a coil-stretching transition in elongational flows.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)201-203
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985
Externally publishedYes

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