Hierarchical simulation approach to structure and dynamics of polymers

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 544-551

  Uhlherr, Alfred ^a   Theodorou, Doros N ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

HMC hybrid MC; MC Monte Carlo; MD molecular dynamics; MM molecular mechanics; RIS rotational isomeric state; TST transition state theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000467207     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80023-5     Document Type: Article

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