Reviews of the second edition: 'The authors are all acknowledged experts in their fields within polymer science and their accounts are authoritative, thorough and clearly written. My overall impression is that this book will be of great value to research workers old and new in polymer science and to post-graduate students studying polymer science as part of their further degree.' Journal of Materials Chemistry

• 1. The rubber elastic state; 2. The glassy state and the glass transition; 3. Viscoelasticity and flow in polymer melts and concentrated solutions; 4. The crystalline state; 5. The mesomorphic state; 6. Spectroscopic characterization of polymers; 7. Scattering techniques.

Reviews of the second edition: 'The authors are all acknowledged experts in their fields within polymer science and their accounts are authoritative, thorough and clearly written. My overall impression is that this book will be of great value to research workers old and new in polymer science and to post-graduate students studying polymer science as part of their further degree.' Journal of Materials Chemistry

• 1. The rubber elastic state; 2. The glassy state and the glass transition; 3. Viscoelasticity and flow in polymer melts and concentrated solutions; 4. The crystalline state; 5. The mesomorphic state; 6. Spectroscopic characterization of polymers; 7. Scattering techniques.

Reviews of the second edition: 'The authors are all acknowledged experts in their fields within polymer science and their accounts are authoritative, thorough and clearly written. My overall impression is that this book will be of great value to research workers old and new in polymer science and to post-graduate students studying polymer science as part of their further degree.' Journal of Materials Chemistry

• 1. The rubber elastic state; 2. The glassy state and the glass transition; 3. Viscoelasticity and flow in polymer melts and concentrated solutions; 4. The crystalline state; 5. The mesomorphic state; 6. Spectroscopic characterization of polymers; 7. Scattering techniques.