An analytical relation between relaxation time spectrum and molecular weight distribution

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1663-1672

  Thimm, Wolfgang ^a   Friedrich, Christian ^a   Marth, Michael ^a   Honerkamp, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0000383314     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.551066     Document Type: Article

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