A comparison of quasi-harmonic lattice dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation of polymeric crystals using orthorhombic polyethylene

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 10274-10280

  Rutledge, G C ^a   Lacks, D J ^a,c   Martonak R ^b,d   Binder, K ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

^d SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

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EID: 0001243321     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476488     Document Type: Review

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