Thermodynamic properties of lattice polymers: Monte Carlo simulations and mean-field theories

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 6040-6048

  Buta, Dorel ^a   Freed, Karl F ^a   Szleifer, Igal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001653318     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481177     Document Type: Article

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