The local energy approximation and the predictability of chain configurations in polymer melts

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2076-2088

  Neyertz, Sylvie ^a,b   Brown, David ^a,b   Clarke, Julian H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTROSTATICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYNOMIALS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

BOND STRETCHING; CHAIN CONFIGURATION; ELECTROSTATIC; LOCAL ENERGY APPROXIMATION; METROPOLIS ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; POLYMER MELTS;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030216287     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.472074     Document Type: Article

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