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327-0502-AAL 3 Credits MSC D-MATL
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Polymers I

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Martin Kröger
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:47:04

Abstract

Physical foundations of single polymer molecules and interacting chains.

Objective

The course offers a modern approach to the understanding of universal static and dynamic properties of polymers.

Content

Polymer Physics: 1. Introduction to Polymer Physics, random walks, ideal chains 2. Semiflexible chains 3. Excluded volume 4. Lattice models 5. Scaling theory 6. Interacting chains 7. Structure factor and scattering experiments 8. Solvent and temperature effects 9. Phase separation and critical phenomena 10. Flory theory, self-consistent field theory 11. Dendrimers and polymer brushes 12. Blob model 13. Polymer mixtures 14. Block copolymers 15. Polymer gels, theory of rubber elasticity 16. Rouse and reptation models 17. Rheology, viscoelasticity 18. Computer experiments 19. Dynamic light scattering 20. Fokker-Planck equations, stochastic differential equations

Resources

Lecture Notes

http://www.polyphys.mat.ethz.ch/education/courses/polymers-I

Literature

1. M. Rubinstein and R. H. Colby, Polymer Physics (Oxford University Press, 2003) 2. P. G. de Gennes, Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1979) 3. M. Doi, Introduction to Polymer Physics (Oxford, Oxford, 2006) 4. M. Kröger, Models for polymeric and anisotropic liquids (Springer, Berlin, 2005)

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Polymers I
Self-study course. No presence required.
No time listed 90 h semesterly

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