Calculation of noise distribution in mesoscopic dynamics models for phase separation of multicomponent complex fluids

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-28

  Van Vlimmeren, B A C ^a   Fraaije, J G E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Condensed matter physics; Langevin dynamics; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

MESOSCOPIC DYNAMICS MODEL; MULTICOMPONENT COMPLEX FLUIDS; NOISE DISTRIBUTION;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 0030382370     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(96)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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