The document discusses the physical properties of polymers, including viscosity. It describes three types of deformation and how viscosity is affected by temperature and molecular weight. Methods for measuring viscosity include measuring the rate of liquid efflux from a tube and the force to rotate a cylinder in a liquid. Viscosity increases exponentially with decreasing temperature based on the Arrhenius equation. Eyring's theory views viscosity in terms of molecules jumping between occupied and unoccupied sites in a quasi-crystalline lattice. The energy of activation for polymer flow levels off and is independent of molecular chain size. Viscosity is measured using rotational or capillary rheometers.