Rubber elasticity of polymer networks in explicitly non-Gaussian states. Statistical mechanics and LF-NMR inquiry in hydrogel systems

SA Mezzasalma, M Abrami, G Grassi… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a statistical mechanics theory of rubber-like elasticity in swollen and unswollen
polymer networks characterized by explicitly non-Gaussian distribution functions (Laplace's …

Scaling laws for geometry and macromolecules in solution: an interdisciplinary approach to statistical and thermal physics

SA Mezzasalma - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2002 - Elsevier
An interdisciplinary program, dealing with statistics within basic geometry, is presented and
discussed across some modern physics. Its fundamentals are of general interest in physical …

Chain propagator, mass, and universality in polymer solutions from Brownian relativity

SA Mezzasalma - Annals of physics, 2005 - Elsevier
A Lagrangian theory for single chains in polymer solutions is addressed via a recent
Brownian relativity. By employing generalized diffusive coordinates, statements of …

Conformational polymer statistics from the geometrical scaling of monomeric units and the characteristic ratio from circle maps. Application to carbohydrate …

SA Mezzasalma, C Angioletti… - … theory and simulations, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Basic results on conformational chain statistics were formerly derived from scaling concepts
for geometry and a relativistic picture of Brownian self‐diffusion in liquids. A polymer …

Anomalous scaling in passive scalar advection from anomalous exponents in polymer partition function

SA Mezzasalma - Chemical physics, 2007 - Elsevier
The problem of turbulence in liquids is addressed by a recent theory of Brownian relativity. It
relates the dynamics of the liquid molecules to the static properties of macromolecules …

Long-Range Correlations, Geometrical Structure, and Transport Properties of Macromolecular Solutions. The Equivalence of Configurational Statistics and …

SA Mezzasalma - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
A special theory of Brownian relativity was previously proposed to describe the universal
picture arising in ideal polymer solutions. In brief, it redefines a Gaussian macromolecule in …

The special theory of Brownian relativity: Equivalence principle for dynamic and static random paths and uncertainty relation for diffusion

SA Mezzasalma - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2007 - Elsevier
The theoretical basis of a recent theory of Brownian relativity for polymer solutions is
deepened and reexamined. After the problem of relative diffusion in polymer solutions is …

Chain statistics in polymer solutions: statistical and thermal physics from scaling concepts for geometry

SA Mezzasalma, A Cesàro - The Encyclopedia of Surface …, 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Length scale, together with geometry and topology, is certainly another key concept for a
deep understanding of natural phenomena. In string theory and quantum gravity loops, for …

Dual relativity and lorentz transformations for liquid-like media and statistics from scaling concepts for geometry

SA Mezzasalma - Physics and chemistry of liquids, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
A dual class of Lorentz transformations (dual LT) for linear and Brownian motions in liquid-
like media, is presented and discussed. It descends from two LT groups, for self-diffusion in …

Statistics of polymer solutions from scaling concepts for geometry and relativistic self-diffusion in liquids

SA Mezzasalma, A CesÀro - Physics and Chemistry of Liquids, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Basic results on conformational statistics of polymer solutions are derived from recent
scaling concepts for geometry and a relativistic picture for Brownian self-diffusion in liquid …