LPhD124 Polymer Physics

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Responsible DepartmentDepartment of Basic Science and Environment

Research SchoolPolymer Research School
 
Course DatesWednesdays, February - May
 
Course AbstractThe random walk model, pair correlation functions, radius of gyration, non-ideal chains, excluded volume, thermodynamic properties of polymer solutions, correlation fluctuation in polymer solutions, scaling theory, polymer blends, block copolymers, elasticity of rubber, the stress optical law, swelling of gels, Brownian motion, Rouse theory, Zimm theory, dynamic light scattering, reptation, entanglement effects and the tube model, viscoelasticity of polymers.
 
Course Home Pagehttp://www.kurser.dtu.dk/28904.aspx?menulanguage=e...
 
Course RegistrationRegistration to course responsible: Kell Mortensen (KU) or Ole Hassager (DTU).
 
Deadline for RegistrationJanuary
 
Credits7.5 (ECTS)
 
Level of CoursePhD course
 
Organisation of Teaching13 weeks of about 4 hours lectures and more than 10 hour preparation and praxis. Total workload 190 hour.
 
Language of InstructionEnglish
 
Course Content
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
.Model polymer conformations at equilibrium
.Interpret scattering experiments with polymers
.Model the thermodynamics of polymers in solution
.Model phase behavior of polymeric systems
.Describe diffusion in polymeric systems by Brownian dynamics
.Describe diffusion in polymeric systems by Fokker Planck equations
.Model relaxation behavior in polymer melts
.Model the linear viscoelastic properties of polymer solutions
 
Teaching and learning Methods
Lectures by teacher and by participants.
 
Learning Outcome
Theoretical understanding of the physics of polymer and macromolecular systems, their structure and their dynamics.
 
Course Material
M Doi: Introduction to Polymer Physics (Oxford Science Publ)
 
Course Coordinator
Kell Mortensen, kell@life.ku.dk, Department of Basic Sciences and Environment/Biophysics, Phone: 353-32311
 
Other Lecturers
Ole Hassager, DTU
 
Type of Evaluation
pass / not pass, internal examiner
 
Work Load
lectures10
Colloquia40
preparation140

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