Gibbs-Ensemble molecular dynamics: Liquid-gas equilibria for Lennard-Jones spheres and n-hexane

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-112

  Kotelyanskii, M J ^a,b,c   Hentschke, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b SEMENOV INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

Gibbs Ensemble molecular dynamics; Lennard Jones fluid; Liquid gas coexistence; n hexane

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002591560     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029608024099     Document Type: Article

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