Eleven chapters present the results of research conducted at four Russian institutions: Kabardino-Balkarian State University, N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow), and Moscow State Open University. Researchers present information on topics including fractal kinetics of radical polymerization of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride; a percolation model of brittle-ductile transition for polyethylene; an estimation of end-to-end distances for olycarbonate chain within the framework of the fractional derivatives theory; and the fractal analysis of curing processes of epoxy resins. Intended for scientists, engineers, and students in the fields of the physics and chemistry of high molecular compounds. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
