Flory–Stockmayer theory

<p>Flory–Stockmayer theory is a theory governing the <a href="/facts/Cross-link/zeQ9hEAA">cross-linking</a> and <a href="/facts/Gelation/nt5Q05Rp">gelation</a> of step-growth polymers. The Flory–Stockmayer theory represents an advancement from the <a href="/facts/Carothers_equation/SRJafu8g">Carothers equation</a>, allowing for the identification of the <a href="/facts/Gel_point/DTUA9wtI">gel point</a> for polymer synthesis not at stoichiometric balance. The theory was initially conceptualized by <a href="/facts/Paul_Flory/p5n6bFca">Paul Flory</a> in 1941 and then was further developed by <a href="/facts/Walter_Stockmayer/IPANaYt6">Walter Stockmayer</a> in 1944 to include cross-linking with an arbitrary initial size distribution.
The Flory–Stockmayer theory was the first theory investigating <a href="/facts/Percolation_theory/Bop4vG7u">percolation processes</a>. Flory–Stockmayer theory is a special case of <a href="/facts/Random_graph_theory_of_gelation/rfX6eDfz">random graph theory of gelation</a>.
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Flory–Stockmayer theory