| Abstract: | The relaxation frequency of the dynamic correlation function for a diblock cyclic copolymer in solution in the zero average condition is calculated in the presence of hydrodynamic interaction. The latter is introduced through the screened Oseen tensor where the hydrodynamic screening length is used as a parameter to determine the range of screening. Substantial differences with the case of linear homopolymer are found, especially in the low q range where the dynamics are much faster and correspond to nondiffusive processes as usually is the case for copolymer systems. As the screening length decreases the dynamics approach the Rouse behavior and the minimum of the relaxation frequency shifts to lower values. The proportionality constant of the relaxation frequency in the intermediate q range Γ(q) → q3/(kBTη0) is also investigated as a function of the screening length. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
