Dilute polymeric solutions close to bounding surfaces: Shear stresses in equilibrium

The problem of a dilute polymer solution in equilibrium close to a wall, an edge, and a corner, respectively, is studied theoretically. Detailed knowledge of the rheology in these regions is needed in order to obtain the proper boundary conditions for bulk variables. It is interesting to see that shear stresses are predicted, whose origin is based on the intramolecular (elastic) interaction between the beads.