Glass Transition
Code 271BB
Credits 3
Learning outcomes
1. Phenomenology of glass transitions
2. Deformation in viscoelastic systems and temperature dependence
3. Structural relaxation and correlation with vibrational dynamics
4. Fundamentals of phase transitions, ideal glass transitions
5. Amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers
6. Entropy and elasticity in high flexibility polymers
7. Flory derivation for head-tail distance in polymers
2. Deformation in viscoelastic systems and temperature dependence
3. Structural relaxation and correlation with vibrational dynamics
4. Fundamentals of phase transitions, ideal glass transitions
5. Amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers
6. Entropy and elasticity in high flexibility polymers
7. Flory derivation for head-tail distance in polymers