Angularly resolved density distributions a starting point for analysis of liquid structure

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-264

  Bergman, Dan ^a   Laaksonen, Aatto ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetonitrile; Liquid structure; Molecular dynamics simulation; Molecular mixture; Spatial distribution function; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001073219     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029808024181     Document Type: Article

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