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Comment on "Resolving the Mystery of the Chain Friction Mechanism in Polymer Liquids" Reply...

by Alexei P Sokolov, Kenneth S Schweizer
Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Physical Review Letters
Publication Date
Page Number
159802
Volume
103
Issue
15

Sokolov and Schweizer Reply: The preceding Comment by Ngai, Plazek, and Roland [1] raises a number of questions regarding our proposed idea [2] for understanding the decoupling of chain and segmental relaxation dynamics in polymer melts upon approaching the glass transition. Our responses to the points raised in the Comment are as follows.