Gaussian self-consistent approach to multichain polymer systems

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 240, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 432-442

  Timoshenko, E G ^a   Kuznetsov, Yu A ^a   Dawson, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Collapse; Phase coexistence; Polymer solution

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

FLORY-HUGGINS MEAN FIELD THEORY; GAUSSIAN SELF CONSISTENT APPROACH; MULTICHAIN POLYMER SYSTEMS; PHASE COEXISTENCE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031165629     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(97)00193-3     Document Type: Article

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