Computer simulations of polymer chain relaxation via Brownian motion

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 308, Issue , 1996, Pages 255-288

  Grassia, P ^a   Hinch, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; ENTROPY; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; STATISTICS; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BEAD ROD POLYMER CHAIN; ENTROPIC SPRING; POLYMER CHAIN RELAXATION;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030084649     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096001474     Document Type: Article

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