Orthorhombic phase of crystalline polyethylene: A constant pressure path-integral Monte Carlo study

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 2425-2437

  Martonak R ^a,b   Paul, W ^a   Binder, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0000225467     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.2425     Document Type: Article

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