Theory of long-range interactions in polymer systems

Journal de Physique II

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1759-1780

  Semenov, A N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b A N NESMEYANOV INSTITUTE OF ORGANOELEMENT COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CONFORMATIONS; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE TENSION;

INHOMOGENEOUS POLYMER SYSTEMS; MEAN FIELD THEORY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0030408850     PISSN: 11554312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1996159     Document Type: Article

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