ABSTRACT
Whatpolymermeltfractureisprecisely,howitcomesabout,andhowitmay beavoidedisexploredandexplainedinChapters5to10.But,beforegettinginto thescienceandtechnology,letushavealookatintentionallycreatedpolymermelt fracture. The illustrations below show an amazing variety of distorted polymer melt extrudates.Evenso,itisnotintendedtobeexhaustivebutmerelyillustrativeofhow polymermeltscan“self-organize”toformnewtopologiesunderthein¦uenceof work in an “open system.”
