Abstract
A scaling analysis of the rubber-like elastic behavior of a cross-linked polymer network is presented which incorporates the two most salient contributions to the free energy of deformation: the chain connectivity of the segments and the restrictions on the chain configurations due to entanglements. The affine deformation of the junction points is assumed and a tube model is used to discuss the deformation dependence of the entanglement constraint parameter.
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