Microscopic density fluctuations and solvation in polymeric fluids

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1574-1578

  Garde, Shekhar ^a,d   Khare, Rajesh ^b   Hummer, Gerhard ^a,c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ACCELRYS INC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0000066073     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.480705     Document Type: Article

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