Rubber and Rubber Balloons: Paradigms of Thermodynamics

Stability of Two Rubber Balloons.- Kinetic Theory of Rubber.- Non-linear Elasticity.- Biaxial Stretching of a Rubber Membrane.- Stability of a Single Balloon. Stabilization.- Stepwise Inflation of a Balloon.- Inflation and Deflation of Two Balloons. Hysteresis.- Many Balloons. Emergence of a Pseudoelastic Hysteresis.- Crystallization of Rubber.- Historical Notes.