A thermodynamic framework for the study of crystallization in polymers

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 365-406

  Rao, I J ^a   Rajagopal, K R ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Entropy production; Material symmetry; Natural configurations; Semi crystalline polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036015402     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00033-002-8161-8     Document Type: Article

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