Thermodynamics of Polymerization. IV. Thermodynamics of Equilibrium Polymerization

In many cases polymerization proceeds under conditions of equilibrium between polymer and monomer. In some cases an initiator enters into the polymerization equilibria. A general theory of equilibrium polymerization was originally developed by Tobolsky in a long series of papers [1–6]. The particular approach used in the treatment presented here is that developed by Tobolsky and Eisenberg [5].