Reptation (de Gennes 1971)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the polymer-physics-and-engineering subtree

P G de Gennes 1971 (Nobel 1991) reptation: chain confined to tube of entanglements; t_rep ~ N^3 (vs Rouse N^2); explains zero-shear-viscosity eta_0 ~ N^3.4.

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