Computer simulation studies of molecular orientation and the stress-optical properties of polyethylene networks

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1978-1989

  Taylor, D J R ^a   Stepto, R F T ^a   Jones, R A ^b   Ward, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES;

ROTATIONAL ISOMERIC STATE MODEL; STRESS OPTICAL COEFFICIENT;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032662972     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9805001     Document Type: Article

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