Rheological equations of state of weak solutions of polymers as rigid ellipsoidal macromolecules

Rheological equations of state are obtained for weak solutions of polymers as rigid ellipsoidal macromolecules, taking into account the rotational Brownian motion of the macromolecules, their energy, and the external force fields (electric and magnetic). As an example the effect of the inertia of the macromolecules on the rheological behavior of the solutions is examined.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 2, pp. 125–129, March–April, 1972.