Atomic level picture of stress relaxation in polymer melts

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-154

  Loriot, G ^a   Weiner, J H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Polymer simulation; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; STRESS RELAXATION;

POLYMER MELTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0031702540     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19980115)36:1<143::AID-POLB16>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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