Optimized cluster theory of polymer blends: General formulation and application to isotopic polyethylene mixtures

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1216-1230

  Melenkevitz, J ^a,b   Curro, J G ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION; CORRELATION METHODS; FREE ENERGY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POLYETHYLENES; TOPOLOGY;

CHI PARAMETER; INTERACTION SITE FORMALISM; INTERMOLECULAR POTENTIALS; OPTIMIZED CLUSTER THEORY; PAIR CORRELATION FUNCTIONS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0030781532     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473218     Document Type: Article

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