Dedication

List of Contributors

Preface (by T. Odijk)

Part 1

Conformation

Chapter 1

Conformational Analysis of Mesogenic Polymers

N. Lauprêtre, C. Noël

Chapter 2

Experimental Evaluation of the Persistence Length for Mesogenic Polymers

G. L. Brelsford, W. R. Krigbaum

Part II

Molecular Theories

Chapter 3

Theories Based on the Onsager Approach

A. R. Khokhlov

Chapter 4

The Flory Lattice Model

A. Abe, M. Ballauff

Chapter 5

Other Theories

G. Ronca, A. Ten Bosch

Part III

Experimental Behavior and Performance of Theories

Chapter 6

Phase Behavior of Rigid and Semirigid Mesogens

A. Ciferri

Chapter 7

Segmented-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers

A. Sirigu

Chapter 8

Liquid-Crystalline Sidechain Polymers

H. Finkelmann

Part IV

Physics

Chapter 9

Elastic and Viscous Properties of Lyotropic Polymer Nematics

S. D. Lee, R. B. Meyer

Chapter 10

Defects and Textures in Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

M. Kléman

Chapter 11

Rheology of Nematic Polymers

G. Marrucci

Main Symbols

Acknowledgments

Index