Polymerization (Episteme API Documentation)

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.chemistry.polymer.Polymerization

public class Polymerization extends Object

Polymerization kinetics and statistics.

Since:: 1.0
Author:: Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

Polymerization()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static double

carothersEquation(double p)

Carothers Equation (Step-growth polymerization).

static double

carothersEquationImbalance(double p, double r)

Carothers equation with stoichiometric imbalance r.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- Polymerization
  
  public Polymerization()
Method Details
- carothersEquation
  
  public static double carothersEquation(double p)
  
  Carothers Equation (Step-growth polymerization). Degree of polymerization (X_n) vs extent of reaction (p). X_n = 1 / (1 - p)
  
  Parameters:
  
  p - Fraction of functional groups reacted (0 to 1)
  
  Returns:
  
  Number average degree of polymerization
- carothersEquationImbalance
  
  public static double carothersEquationImbalance(double p, double r)
  
  Carothers equation with stoichiometric imbalance r. X_n = (1 + r) / (1 + r - 2rp)
  
  Parameters:
  
  p - Extent of reaction
  
  r - Stoichiometric ratio (Na/Nb invalid input: '<'= 1)
  
  Returns:
  
  Degree of polymerization