Direct computation of characteristic temperatures and relaxation times for glass-forming polymer liquids.

Characteristic temperatures and structural relaxation times for different classes of glass-forming polymer liquids are computed using a revised entropy theory of glass formation that permits the chain backbone and the side groups to have different rigidities. The theory is applied to glass formation at constant pressure or constant temperature. Our calculations provide new insights into physical factors influencing the breadth of the glass transition and the associated growth of relaxation times.

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