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327-0502-AAL 3 Credits MSC D-MATL

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 16:06:50

Abstract

Physical foundations of single polymer molecules and interacting chains.

Objective

The self-study course offers a modern approach to the understanding of universal static and dynamic properties of polymers by way of a script and/or related references.

Content

Introduction to Polymer Physics, random walks, ideal chains Semiflexible chains Excluded volume Lattice models Scaling theory Interacting chains Structure factor and scattering experiments Solvent and temperature effects Phase separation and critical phenomena Flory theory, self-consistent field theory Dendrimers and polymer brushes Blob model Polymer mixtures Block copolymers Polymer gels, theory of rubber elasticity Rouse and reptation models Rheology, viscoelasticity Computer experiments Dynamic light scattering Fokker-Planck equations, stochastic differential equations

Resources

Lecture Notes

The script is currently available in German, cf.http://www.polyphys.mat.ethz.ch/education/courses/polymers-I. It can be replaced by the mentioned books.

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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