Classical spin variables and classical counterpart of the Dirac-Feynman-Gell-Mann equation

In an extended relativistic fluid droplet, it is possible to define new internal variables which correspond to the classical counterpart of spin. If we introduce a new constraint, different from Weysenhoff's, we obtain by quantisation the Feynman-Gell-Mann wave equation. This also yields a theoretical connection between mass and spin which can be compared with the observed baryon boson mass spectrum.     

From incompatible poly(aryl ether sulfone)/polyamide 4.6. blends to new impact resistant alloys by a synergistic combination of a block copolymer emulsifier and an impact modifier

The compatibilization and impact modification of blends of a relatively new engineering plastic polyamide 4.6 (PA 4.6) and a poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PSU) are investigated. PSU-b-PA6 block copolymers, which can be easily synthesized by ring opening polymerization of ϵ-caprolactam in the presence of a commercial PSU, were found to be very efficient emulsifiers for these incompatible blends. Small amounts (1–4%) of copolymer are sufficient to significantly reduce the particle size and to improve the tensile and impact properties. Combinations of the copolymer and an impact modifier (ethylene-propylene rubber grafted with maleic anhydride) are synergistic and high impact PSU/PA 4.6 alloys are obtained in that way.     

New prospects for “living” anionic polymerization of (meth) acrylic esters

The living low temperature polymerization in polar solvents of most methacrylates, even functional ones, can now be performed by direct and experimentally convenient anionic methods, thanks to the use of α-methylstyrene and of complex-purified monomers. A diversified family of block copolymers has thus been generated, that are used as compatibilizing agents in the designing of interesting heterophase materials: i.e. blends of polymers and inorganic fillers, and liquid-solid dispersions. The living polymerization of acrylates (or of methacrylates under more drastic conditions) raises additional requirements: they have been met to a large extent by the use of specific ligands of the growing ion-pair. Resulting structures such as f.i. block copolymers and end-functionalized oligomers of a low dispersity, should have a great interest in the molecular engineering of (meth)acrylate-based products. Finally, these new initiators lend themselves to structural and mechanistic studies which should shed some light on the critical features of these living propagation processes.     

ChemInform Abstract: Evolution of the Electronic Structure of Lithium Clusters Between Four and Eight Atoms

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