A Monte Carlo study of the influence of molecular flexibility on the phase diagram of a fused hard sphere model

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 10370-10379

  McBride, Carl ^a   Vega, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

FUSED HARD SPHERE MODEL; MOLECULAR FLEXIBILITY; SOFT CONDENSED MATTER;

SPHERES;

EID: 0037045201     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1517604     Document Type: Article

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