
The first edition of this book had been written with the special aim to provide the necessary information for an understanding of the deformation and scission of chain molecules and its role in polymer fracture. In this field there had been an intense ac- tivity in the sixties...

This book on "Polymer Fracture" might as well have been called "Kinetic Theory of Polymer Fracture". The term "kinetic theory", however, needs some de- finition or, at least, some explanation. A kinetic theory deals with and particu- larly considers the effect of the existence...

This book on "Polymer Fracture" might as well have been called "Kinetic Theory of Polymer Fracture". The term "kinetic theory", however, needs some de- finition or, at least, some explanation. A kinetic theory deals with and particu- larly considers the effect of the existence...