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As an alternative to the derivation of the elastic free energy of a network by statistical mechanics, a derivation is given directly from equations of motion. It is shown that this method incorporates calculations of the visco-elastic behaviour of rubbers and shows that permanent cross links and entanglements enter the formalism in quite different ways, though both in the end contribute to the modulus.
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Edwards, S. Dynamical Theory of Rubber Elasticity. Polym J 17, 271–276 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.17.271
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