Rheothermodynamics of the Doi-Edwards reptation model |
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Authors: | Palierne Jean-François |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. |
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Abstract: | The Doi-Edwards reptation model is found to be thermodynamically consistent, both in the Independent Alignment Approximation and in its full formulation including the effect of tube extension. In the latter case, a new expression for the stress tensor is uncovered. Both the stress and the birefringence tensors after a step shear gamma obey the Lodge-Meissner relation; when gamma>1 the shear stress at t=0(+) is proportional to gamma(-1)lngamma, the first normal stress is proportional, lngamma and both the stress-optical law and the time-strain factorability are violated. A principle of virtual work applies to fast deformations. |
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