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Composition Dependence Of The Flory-Huggins Interaction Parameter In Polymer Blends: Structural And Thermodynamic Calculations, Travis H. Russell

Doctoral Dissertations

Flory-Huggins Theory has been the basis for understanding polymer solvent and blended polymer thermodynamics for much of the last 60 years. Within this theory, a parameter (χ) [chi] was included to quantify the enthalpic energy of dispersion between distinct components. Thin film self-assembly of polymer melts and block copolymers depends critically on this parameter, and in application, χ has generally been assumed to be independent of the concentrations of the individual components of the system. However, Small-Angle Neutron Scattering data on isotopic polymer blends, such as polyethylene and deuterated polyethylene, have shown a roughly parabolic concentration dependency for …

Augmentation Of Delusion, Christopher Lynn Adams

Masters Theses

Augmentation of Delusion is a single-movement piece for chamber orchestra composed by Chris L. Adams. The piece was originally written for a four-person percussion ensemble in 2013 and orchestrated in 2014. This document will analyze the major musical elements of form, harmony, melody, rhythm and meter, and genre of the piece, as well as compare and contrast these variables with other composers’ works.

Music theory terminology and figures will be applied in this document as follows:

1. Set theory functions will be expressed as:
a. Normal order indicated by brackets – [2367]
b. Prime form indicated by parentheses – (0145) …

The Wilderness For String Quartet, Samuel Moore Lewis

Masters Theses

The Wilderness is a single-movement work for string quartet with a performance time of approximately 14 minutes. This piece was completed in the spring of 2014.

The purpose of this paper is to place the composition within the context of concert music by analyzing its form, melody, harmony, rhythm, and meter and comparing those elements with those in similar examples by 20^th and 21^st century composers, in particular the post-Romantic string quartet literature.

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Rebecca Sue Henry

Masters Theses

The Concerto for Violin and Orchestra is a three-movement composition for solo violin accompanied by a medium-sized symphonic ensemble. This piece is composed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Master of Music with a concentration in Composition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Concerto was composed during the 2012-2013 academic year. This paper provides a narrative analysis of the Concerto in terms of the parameters of its musical content and their relationships. Furthermore, references are made to related aspects of influential compositions of the last century. Compositions by Samuel Barber, Béla Bartók, Alban Berg, Paul Hindemith, …