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Theory of Cyclic Macromolecules

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Cyclic Polymers

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The study of cyclic or ring macromolecules may appear at first sight to be a subject of pure mathematics and of little practical interest, though of great beauty. Often the value of this research and its relation to applied polymer science has not been recognized. It is therefore not surprising that the theory of ring macromolecules is incomplete and fragmentary. Several gaps will become evident in this chapter, and only a few of them could be filled when writing it. In other cases, the unsolved problems will be mentioned and it is hoped that they may be considered by theoreticians as a challenge and a spur.

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  1. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Federal Republic of Germany

    Walther Burchard

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    J. A. Semlyen

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Burchard, W. (1986). Theory of Cyclic Macromolecules. In: Semlyen, J.A. (eds) Cyclic Polymers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4175-5_2

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