The melting point of chain polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3901-3908

  Hu, Wenbing ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

EQUILIBRIUM MELTING POINT; INTERCHAIN INTERACTION; RANDOM COMONOMER;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034270233     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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