Abstract
Theoretical interpretations of the viscoelastic relaxation behavior of cross-linked elastomers are discussed. The dangling chain retracing mechanisms of deGennes and Pearson-Helfand, which assume that the stress contribution of a dangling chain decreases as it assumes successively lower entropy configurations, are replaced by an alternative relaxation mechanism, based on the hopping model of hindered diffusion.
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