First-order phase transition in unfolding a collapsed polymer: A histogram Monte Carlo simulation

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

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 6222-6228

  Lai, Pik Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0001064083     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.6222     Document Type: Article

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