Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.111, No.7, 3288-3293, 1999
Time-temperature and time-density superposition in the simulation of rheological properties of polymers
Applying a periodical elongational strain in a computer simulation of polymer melts and networks, we are able for the first time to employ a time-temperature and time-density superposition in a numerical experiment for the study of the dynamic moduli. The simulation results can be analyzed and understood within the semiempirical free volume concept.