Monte Carlo simulations of a single polymer chain under extension above and below the Θ temperature

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 838-845

  Wittkop, M ^a   Kreitmeier, S ^a   Goritz D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; COOLING; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL; COIL STRAND COEXISTENCE; COLLAPSE TRANSITION; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES; FORCE DEPENDENCE; RETRACTIVE FORCE; SINGLE POLYMER CHAIN;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0029696333     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.838     Document Type: Article

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