Figure 9.

Comparison between the predictions for ${\eta }_1^{+}(\dot{ϵ},t)/4G\lambda$ (denoted as PEF in the legends) and ${\eta }_{\mathrm{E}}^{+}(\dot{ϵ},t)/3G\lambda$ (UEF) as a function of dimensionless elongation rate $\mathrm{Wi}$ for $N=100$ for the model with variable link-tension coefficient $\epsilon$. (a) ${\epsilon }_0^{\prime }=0$, (b) ${\epsilon }_0^{\prime }=0.5$.