On the choice of dihedral angle potential energy functions for n-alkanes

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 301-319

  Schuler, Lukas D ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Force field parameters; GROMOS force field; Molecular dynamics simulation; n Alkanes; Trans gauche energy differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006161383     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020008024504     Document Type: Article

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