Effect of cross-links on the autocatalytic polymerization of RNA-like chains

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 259, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 415-429

  Da Silva, Ladário ^a   Mundim, Kleber Carlos ^b   Tsallis, Constantino ^a  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

AUTOCATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 0032183778     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4371(98)00231-3     Document Type: Article

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