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This expanded textbook, written by seven leading figures, provides core material for a one-term graduate level course on the physical states and some characteristic techniques of polymers. It aims to provide an introduction to the topic, giving readers an appreciation of the subject and how it fits into the general context of polymer science. The physical states include rubber elastic, glass transition, liquid, crystalline and mesomorphic. The techniques include the application of molecular spectroscopy to the characterization of polymers and their small-angle-neutron-scattering characterizations. |