492 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent developments in the theory of non-Archimedean pseudo-differential equations and its application to stochastics and mathematical physics--offering current methods of construction for stochastic processes in the field of p-adic numbers and related structures. Develops a new theory for parabolic equations over non-Archimedean fields in relation to Markov processes.

    Preface, Introduction, Chemistry of Crosslinked Polymer Synthesis, Gelation and Network Formation, Glass Transition and Transformation Diagrams, Kinetics of Network Formation, Rheological and Dielectic Monitoring of Network Formation, Are Cured Thermosets Inhomogenous?, Preparation of Modified Thermosets, Temperature and Conversion Profiles During Processing, Basic Physical Properties of Networks, Effect of Crosslink Density on Elastic and Viscoelastic Properties, Yielding and Fracture of Polymer Networks, Yielding and Fracture of Toughened Networks, Durability, Conversion Factors, Index

    Biography

    JEAN-PIERRE PASCAULT is Professor of Chemical and Materials Science, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon and National Scientific Research Council, Villeurbanne, France. The author of 250 journal articles and book chapters, he holds 25 patents and is President of the French Polymer Association (2001-2004). A member of the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society, and the Polymer Network Group, he received the Ph.D. degree (1970) from the University of Lyon, France. HENRY SAUTEREAU is Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon and National Scientific Research Council, Villeurbanne, France. The author of more than 100 journal articles and book chapters, he is a member of the French Polymer Association, the Polymer Network Group, and the European Structural Integrity Society. He received the Ph.D. degree (1976) in chemistry from the University of Lyon, France. JACQUES VERDU is Professor and Director of Laboratoire de Transformation et de Vieillissement des Polymeres, Ecole 'Nationale Superieure d' Arts et Metiers, Paris, France. The author of nearly 200 journal articles and book chapters, he is a member of the French Polymer Association and the Association pour Jes Materiaux Composites (AMAC). He received the Ph.D. degree (!976) from the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. ROBERTO J. J. WILLIAM_S is Professor, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, and Member of the National Research Council (CONICET), Argentina. The author of more than 150 professional papers and book chapters, he is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Polymer Network Group. He received the Ph.D. degree (1972) from the National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.