Molecular Dynamics Study of the Structural Formation of Short Chain Molecules: Structure and Molecular Mobility

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 271-281

  Fujiwara, Susumu ^a   Sato, Tetsuya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bond orientational order; Chain molecule; Molecular dynamics simulation; Molecular mobility; Structural formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000640994     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029908022069     Document Type: Article

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