ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Polymer mechanics via Function spaces
Polymers are three-dimensional, flexible materials composed of long macromolecular chains interconnected by crosslinks, which are indispensable in everyday products. Accurate computation of these materials is crucial to avoid trial-and-error synthesis, thereby extending polymer lifetimes and minimizing production waste. To date, continuum mechanics is the only discipline capable of achieving large-scale multi-physics computation of polymers. However, complex mechanical behaviors of polymers present significant challenges, necessitating the development of unconventional continuum theories and advanced machine learning techniques. While the former facilitates the capture of both local and…
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