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Rubber Elasticity: Solution of the James-Guth Model

Soft Condensed Matter 2015-06-11 v1

Abstract

The solution of the many-body statistical mechanical theory of elasticity formulated by James and Guth in the 1940s is presented. The remarkable aspect of the solution is that it gives an elastic free energy that is essentially equivalent to that developed by Flory over a period of several decades.

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@article{arxiv.1503.07036,
  title  = {Rubber Elasticity: Solution of the James-Guth Model},
  author = {B. E. Eichinger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.07036},
  year   = {2015}
}

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20 pages

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