Order and localization in randomly cross-linked polymer networks

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

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 871-876

  Barsky, Sandra J ^a   Plischke, Michael ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; PROBABILITY; VULCANIZATION;

ORDER AND LOCALIZATION; RANDOMLY CROSSLINKED POLYMER NETWORKS; VULCANIZATION TRANSITION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0029721459     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.871     Document Type: Article

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