A Model of Frontal Polymerization Using Complex Initiation

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-160

  Goldfeder, P M ^a   Volpert, V A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Frontal polymerization; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000878487     PISSN: 1024123X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1024123X99001039     Document Type: Article

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