The electrostatic persistence length calculated from Monte Carlo, variational and perturbation methods

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1279-1287

  Ullner, Magnus ^a   Jönsson, Bo ^a   Peterson, Carsten ^a   Sommelius, Ola ^a   Söderberg, Bo ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SALTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

COULOMB POTENTIAL; DEBYE-HUCKEL SCREENING LENGTH; ELECTROSTATIC PERSISTENCE LENGTH; GAUSSIAN ANSATZ;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 0031185629     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.474139     Document Type: Article

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