Atomistic simulation of polymer melt elasticity: Calculation of the free energy of an oriented polymer melt

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 6310-6332

  Mavrantzas, Vlasis G ^b   Theodorou, Doros N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TENSORS;

POLYMER MELTS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032497222     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9714878     Document Type: Article

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