Stochastic and deterministic simulation of nonisothermal crystallization of polymers

Journal of Mathematical Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-193

  Micheletti, Alessandra ^a   Burger, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mathematical morphology; Polymer crystallization; Random differential equations; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035413421     PISSN: 02599791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017923703579     Document Type: Article

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