CALCULATION OF THE INTRINSIC-VISCOSITY FOR DILUTE POLYMER-SOLUTIONS UNDERGOING SHEAR-FLOW

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SCHAUB, B
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[1] Institut für Theoretische Physik III, Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, D-4000
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10.1007/BF01309361
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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Starting from a set of coupled Langevin equations describing the dynamics of flexible (Gaussian) polymer chains in the presence of hydrodynamic interactions and undergoing a weak shear flow, the stress tensor is determined using Kramers formula. With the aid of renormalization group techniques the steady state intrinsic viscosity is extracted to O(e{open}) (e{open}≡4-d, d being the spatial dimensionality) and to lowest nontrivial order in the flow strength. Within the preaveraging approximation we find a numerically small effect of shear thinning. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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