title: Relationship between dynamical and equilibrium characteristics of glass-forming polymeric liquids.
abstract: A connection between measurable equilibrium thermodynamic quantities and a nonequilibrium property of supercooled polymeric liquids, namely, the fragility index, is proposed within the framework of a synthesis of generalized configurational entropy models. The theoretical predictions are compared with experimental data on five glass-forming polymers.
authors.affiliation: Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fourkas