Computer simulation study of the structure and dynamics of ring polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 6184-6192

  Brown, Scott ^a   Szamel, Grzegorz ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

EQUILIBRIUM CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURE; RING POLYMERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0032497469     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.477247     Document Type: Article

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