Analytical rheology of blends of linear and star polymers using a Bayesian formulation

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-422

  Shanbhag, Sachin ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical rheology; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian inference; Inverse problem; Linear viscoelasticity; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Modeling; Polymer blend; Tube model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951111773     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0443-z     Document Type: Article

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