Table of Contents

Part 1 Physical states of polymers: the rubber elastic state, James E. Mark; the glassy state and the glass transition, Adi Eisenberg; viscoelasticity and flow in polymer melts and concentrated solutions, William W. Graessley; the crystalline state, Leo Mandelkern; the mesomorphic state, Edward T. Samulski. Part 2 Some characterization techniques: spectroscopic characterization of polymers, Jack L. Koenig; scattering techniques, George D. Wignall.