Polymer Glasses

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Editor -- Contributors -- PART 1: WHAT MAKES POLYMER GLASSES UNIQUE? -- 1: Fundamentals of polymers and glasses -- 2: Structural recovery and physical aging of polymeric glasses -- 3: Glass transition and relaxation behavior of supercooled polymer melts: An introduction to modeling approaches by molecular dynamics simulations and to comparisons with mode-coupling theory -- 4: Thermo-mechanical signatures of polymeric glasses -- PART 2: POLYMER GLASSES IN CONFINEMENT -- 5: Correlating glass transition and physical aging in thin polymer films -- 6: Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of polymer thin films and surfaces -- 7: Glassy and aging dynamics in polymer films investigated by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy -- 8: Cooperative motion as an organizing principle for understanding relaxation in supported thin polymer films -- 9: Mechanical properties of polymers and nanocomposites close to the glass transition -- PART 3: POLYMER GLASSES UNDER DEFORMATION -- 10: A molecular perspective on the yield and flow of polymer glasses: The role of enhanced segmental dynamics during active deformation -- 11: Local relaxation, aging, and memory of polymer glasses at rest and under stress -- 12: Experiments-inspired molecular modeling of yielding and failure of polymer glasses under large deformation -- 13: Modeling strain hardening in polymer glasses using molecular simulations -- 14: A comparison of constitutive descriptions of the thermo-mechanical behavior of polymeric glasses -- Index