Twinkling fractal theory of the glass transition: Rate dependence and time-temperature superposition

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2578-2590

  Wool, Richard P ^a   Campanella, Alejandrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Epoxy resin; Free volume; Glass transition; Mechanical properties; Molecular modeling; Noncrystalline polymers; Relaxation; Rheology; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; AMORPHOUS METALS; ANHARMONIC POTENTIAL; ANHARMONIC POTENTIAL ENERGY; B VALUE; BOLTZMANN; CERAMIC GLASS; CONTINUOUS RELAXATION SPECTRUM; COOLING RATES; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITY; EXCITED ENERGY LEVEL; FRACTAL CLUSTERS; FRACTAL THEORY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; INFLECTION POINTS; LINEAR POLYMERS; LIQUID CLUSTER; NON-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; PERCOLATION CLUSTERS; RATE DEPENDENCE; RATE EFFECTS; RATE LAWS; RIGIDITY PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; SHIFT FACTORS; SOLID FRACTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSET POLYMERS; TIME TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY; VIBRATIONAL DENSITY OF STATE; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY BEHAVIOR; WLF EQUATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMORPHOUS ALLOYS; COOLING; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTALS; FREE VOLUME; GLASS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR MODELING; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PLASTICITY; POLYMERS; POTENTIAL ENERGY FUNCTIONS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; RESINS; RHEOLOGY; RIGIDITY; SOLVENTS; THERMOSETS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; YIELD STRESS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 72149095108     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21882     Document Type: Article

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