AUTOMATA THEORIES OF HEREDITARY TACTIC COPOLYMERIZATION.
Abstract
The nature of hereditary reactions in single copolymer molecules is defined in terms of the abstract idea of an automation. The classical physical representation of a hereditary reaction requires non-holonomic constraints, or in statistical terms, double relaxation time scales, one of which is very long compared to the other. At the individual molecular level the problem of hereditary interactions appears closely related to the problem of measurement in quantum mechanics. At the experimental level, the requirements for hereditary reactions involve flexible or induced-fit dynamic catalysts, much like current enzyme models. The problem of recognizing hereditary catalysts experimentally depends upon demonstration of conformation-controlled specific catalysis which produces unique reactions with no unique reacting configuration for the system as a whole. Optimum conditions for such reactions may be at interphase boundaries, such as in emulsion or interfacial copolymerizations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0807283
Entities
People
- Howard H. Pattee
Organizations
- Stanford University