The application of the reaction-field method to the calculation of dielectric constants

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-178

  Essex, Jonathan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo; Nonbonded cutoff; Reaction field; TIP3P water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004375292     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029808024175     Document Type: Article

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